The Graybeards - Korean War Veterans Association

The Graybeards
The Magazine for Members and Veterans of the Korean War.
The Graybeards is the official publication of the Korean War Veterans Association,
PO Box, 10806, Arlington, VA 22210, (www.kwva.org) and is published six times
per year for members of the Association.
EDITOR
Vincent A. Krepps
24 Goucher Woods Ct. Towson, MD 21286-5655
PH: 410-828-8978 FAX: 410-828-7953
E-MAIL: vkrepps@erols.com
MEMBERSHIP Nancy Monson
PO Box 10806, Arlington, VA 22210
PH: 703-522-9629
PUBLISHER
Finisterre Publishing Incorporated
PO Box 70346, Beaufort, SC 29902
E-MAIL: finisterre@islc.net
National KWVA Headquarters
PRESIDENT
National Officers
1st VICE PRESIDENT
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
SECRETARY
PAST PRESIDENT
LIFE HONORARY
PRESIDENT
FOUNDER
Board of Directors
Harley J. Coon
4120 Industrial Lane, Beavercreek, OH 45430
PH: 937-426-5105 or FAX: 937-426-8415
E-MAIL: CoonKoreanExpow@aol.com
Office Hours: 9am to 5 pm (EST) Mon.–Fri.
Edward L. Magill
433 Spring Lake Dr., Melbourne, FL 32940
PH: 407-255-6837
Ed Grygier
10 Riley Place, Staten Island, NY 10302
PH: 718-981-3630
Thomas J. Gregory
4400 Silliman Pl., Kettering, OH 45440
PH: 937-299-4821
Howard W. Camp
430 S. Stadium Dr., Xenia, OH 45385
PH: 937-372-6403
Dick Adams
P.O. Box 334, Caruthers, CA 93609
PH: 559-864-3196 E-MAIL: dadams@juno.com
Gen. Raymond G. Davis USMC (Ret.) MOH
William Norris
1998-2001
Tom Clawson
953 Gorman Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55118 PH/FAX: 651-457-6653
Richard W. Danielson
4575 Westview Drive, North Olmstead, OH 44070-3461 PH/FAX: 440-777-9677
John M. Settle
2236 Goshen Road Fort Wayne, IN 46808 PH: 219-484-3339
(Work) 219-486-1300 x307, FAX 219-486-9421
Dorothy “Dot” Schilling
6205 Hwy V, Caledonia, WI 53108 PH: 262-835-4653 FAX 262-835-0557
1999-2002
James F. Jones, Jr.
1317 Asbury Rd., Richmond VA 23229 PH: 804-740-5534
Theodore “Ted” Trousdale
720 Celebration Ave., #120, Celebration, FL 34747 PH: 407-566-8136
P.G. “Bob” Morga
c/o KWVA Central L.I. Chapter,
P.O. Box 835, Bayport, NY 11705 PH: 631-472-0052
Oreste “Rusty” Tramonte
PO Box 43, Marshfield, MA 02050 PH: 781-834-5297 FAX: 781-837-8242
2000 – 2003
Dick Adams
P.O. Box 334, Caruthers, CA 93609 PH: 559-864-3196 E-mail: dadams@juno.com
Kenneth B. Cook
1611 North Michigan Ave., Danville, IL 61834-6239 PH: 217-446-9829 or
PH:/FAX: 612-457-1266
Joseph Pirrello
70 Turf Road, Stanton Island, NY 10314-6015 PH: 718-983-6803
C. J. “Skip” Rittenhouse
1540 Norma Road Columbus, Ohio 43229 PH: 614-885-4118
Staff Officers
Presidential Envoy to UN Forces: Kathleen Wyosnick
P.O. Box 3716, Saratoga, CA 95070
PH: 408-253-3068 FAX: 408-973-8449
Judge Advocate and Legal Advisor: Sherman Pratt
1512 S. 20th St., Arlington, VA 22202
PH: 703-521-7706
Washington, DC Affairs: Blair Cross
904B Martel Ct., Bel Air, MD 21014
PH: 410-893-8145
National Chaplain: Irvin L. Sharp,
16317 Ramond, Maple Hights, OH 44137
PH: 216-475-3121
Korean Ex-POW Associatiion: Elliott Sortillo, President
2533 Diane Street, Portage, IN 46368-2609
National VA/VS Representative: Michael Mahoney
582 Wiltshire Rd., Columbus, OH 43204
PH: 614-279-8630
Liaison for Canada: Bill Coe
59 Lenox Ave., Cohoes, N.Y.12047
PH: 518-235-0194
Korean Advisor to the President: Myong Chol Lee
1005 Arborely Court, Mt. Holly, N.J. 08060
PH: 609-877-4196
KVA Liaison (Western Region USA): Kim, Yong
258 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica,CA 90401
Legislative Affairs Advisors:
John Kenney
8602 Cyrus Place, Alexandria, VA 22308 PH: 703-780-7536
Thomas Maines
1801 Saw Mill Run Blvd., Pittsburg, PA 15210 PH: 412-881-5844
KVA Liaison (Mid-Western Region USA): Cho, Joseph
4120 West Lawrence Ava. Chicago, IL 60630
KVA Liaison (Eastern Region USA): John Kwang-Nam Lee
140-10 Franklin Ave., Flushing, N.Y. 11355
Committees
Membership/Chapter Formation: Jerry Lake
159 Hardwood Dr., Tappan, NY 10983 PH: 845-359-6540
POW/MIA Co-Chairmen: Donald Barton
8316 North Lombard #449, Portland, OR 97203 PH: 503-289-7360
Vince Krepps (See Editor, The Graybeards)
Budget/Finance: Dot Schilling (See Board of Directors)
Resolutions: Theodore “Ted” Trousdale (See Board of Directors)
Bylaws Chairman: James F. Jones, Jr., (See Board of Directors)
Committee: Jack Edwards, P.O. Box 5298, Largo, FL 33779
PH: 727-582-9353
Reunion Committe Co-Chairmen: Harley Coon (See President) and
Jack Colman, 2702 Franklinville Rd., Joppa, MD 20851 PH: 410-676-1388
Reunion Commitee Members: Vincent A. Krepps (See Editor)
Jack Murry, PO Box 592, Falls Church, VA 22040 PH: 703-931-7167
Sherman Pratt, 1512 S 20th St., Arlington, VA 22201 PH: 703-521-7706
Procedures Manual: Richard W. Danielson (See Board of Directors)
Revisit Chairman: Warren Wiedhahn,
4600 Duke St., #420, Alexandria, VA 22304
PH: 703-212-0695 FAX: 703-212-8567
Korean War Veterans Memorial Library/Museum Liaison: John Settle
(See Board of Directors) & John Kenney (See Legislative Affairs)
Nominations/Election Co-Chairman: Kenneth B. Cook (See Director);
Committee: Dick Adams (See Director) and Joseph Pirrello (See Director)
Laison for Korean War Veterans Educational Grant Corp.: Dick Adams
(See Director)

On the cover...
KWVA and members are being
recognized.
On cover is a photo taken at Wright
State University on September 7,
2000. Pictured (l to r) are Harley J. Coon,
Colin Powell, General Norman
Schwarzkopf, and Thomas Gregory.
This photo was selected for several
reasons. Mainly, these veterans took part
in several wars and are respected as leaders
for veterans’ interests.
Harley and Tom were able to discuss
many veteran associated topics including
our National Charter. Throughout this
newsletter you will see in photos and text
that our war and veterans are being
remembered. Send in your photos also.
At the Pentagon on July 26, 2000, KWVA was honored to attend the Pentagon official opening of the
Korean War Historical Exhibit. Above, standing at the podium is General Paik Sun Yup (ROK Army
Retired) with Major Peter Kemp interrupting his speech from Korean to English. Anyone that attended
this affair and has on tape or video the full speech of General Paik, please mail it to me (Graybeards
Editor) and I will reimburse your full costs.
Part of the display in two
adjoining halls to the left
and right of the Halls Of
Heroes. A very impressive
display to remember
our war and its veterans.
Also speaking that
day was Major Gen. Nels
Running and Gen.
Robert W. Sennewald.
(Thank you Dept. Of
Defense.)
Korean War Veterans Association Website: www.KWVA.org
THIS ISSUE
Features
The Korean War – Phase II 36
White Robes 62
Departments
President’s Message 4
Book Review 6
Listen Up 7
National VA/VS Report 7
D. C. Affairs 13
Monuments and Memories 14
Letters 22
Defence POW/MIA Weekly Update 26
Korean War Veterans Educational
Grant Corporation 31
Chapter Affairs 38
Looking for... 52
The Poet’s Place 64
Taps 66
Reunions 67
News & Notes
I lost another close friend 6
By-Laws – KWVA 9
KWVA enjoys growth 18
Proud Korean War Vets Display Tags 18
Recognition a Long Time Coming 27
KWVA – Executive Council Meeting 28
KWVA 50th Commemorative Events 29
Reunions 30
KWVA 50th Commemorative Events 32
Monument dedicated at Waegwan,
South Korea 34
Hawaii’s Korean War Veterans on the Go 48
Danielson inducted into Ohio Vets
Hall of Fame 56
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary 58
Korean War National Museum and
Library–Progress Report 60
Update Korean Revisit 63
Marauding Buccaneers 66
Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards 60
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President’s Message
Harley Coon
President, KWVA
First I
would like
to thank
each of the members
that voted
for me. I look
forward to two
more years of
prosperity and
growth for the
KWVA. It is
truly an honor for
me to represent
The Korean War
Veterans.
Our convention (Thanks to Co-chairman
Jack Cloman) was one of the best we
have had. I can not forget the wives that
gave so much time at the registration desk
and the husbands that set next to them.
Whenever there was something to be done
everyone pitched in. I did not hear one
complaint about the program and the banquet.
The hospitality room had many complements
thanks to Jack Murary, Sherm
Pratt and their helpers. We had some fine
entertainment, thanks to Norb Reiner. The
Graybeard is the best Veterans magazine
being published, thanks to Vincent
Krepps.
The 50th Commemoration committee
was a great help in giving us escorts and
setting up programs such as the Tattoo to
honor all Korean War Veterans. I think the
highlight was at the banquet when U. S.
Governor George W. Bush and Harley Coon at Wright State University,
Sept 7, 2000.
On August 30th the Grand jury indicted
the past treasurer John Maison on
12 counts of Fraud....on September 3,
2000, John Masion was killed when
his automobile was hit by a drunk
driver
Army posted the colors with United States
Marine Corps. Drum and Bugle Corps.
The USMC Drum and Bugle Corps
played a medley of march music The
commemoration committee provided a
five piece combo for music to dine by.
To top things off on August 3, 2000
The Korean War Veterans Associations,
Maryland Chapter posted the colors at the
Republican National Convention, what an
honor (We would have posted colors for
the Democrat Convention but were not
asked).
There are many events over the next
three years to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the Korean war. One coming
up on November 11 in New York city
is the Veterans day Parade. Contact 2nd
Vice President Ed Grygier 718-981-3630
or National Director Bob Morga 631-472-
0052 for information. Contact Warren
Weidhahn revisit chairman for revisit
information, you can contact him at 703-
212-0695 or fax 703-212-8567.
When I took office two years ago there
were a lot of “Worms to put back in the
can.” Working together with the
Executive Council and the membership I
think we put the lid
back on the can.
“With each sunshine
some rain must fall.”
We did have to suspend
3 members for
misrepresenting the
facts. And we finally
were able to get
charges against the
past treasurer of the
past administrations.
I will give the membership
a full report
of the insurance
claim and fraud
charges when it is
concluded.
Sylvia A. Coon with Governor George W. Bush at
Wright State University, September 7, 2000.
A sad ending
This is the toughest report I have had to
give concerning our missing funds. On
August 30th the Grand jury indicted the
past treasurer John Maison on 12 counts
of Fraud. The total amount was
$240,000.00 according to newspaper
accounts printed in The Bellview
Dispatch. I talked to FBI Agent John
Kelley and he confirmed this story.
On 6th of September I received a telephone
call that John Maison had been
killed in a automobile accident. I was
dumbfounded. I once again called Mr.
Kelley to confirm this statement. Mr.
Kelley informed me that John Maison was
killed in Palm Beach County, FL. I then
called the Palm Beach County Police
Department. They had no record of this
accident, they suggested, I call the
Sheriff‘s Department, which I did. They
had a record,. but suggested I call the
Corners Office for details. The Corners
Office informed me that John Masion was
killed when his automobile was hit by a
drunk driver on September 3, 2000. John
Maison was 66 years old. I feel sorry for
the Maison family that it ended this way,
regardless of what he had done, they lost
a loved one.
There was much information that went
with John Maison, we may never have the
answers to missing funds.
Until then I remain
Harley
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Book Review
Freedom is not Free
By Ralph M. Hockley
Beginning with a down-to earth
account of Hitler’s rise to power in
Germany, Mr. Hockley traces 20th Century
events as he experienced them, first as a
child in Germany and in pre-war and Nazioccupied
France; later as a US soldier in
Germany, a combat officer in the Korean
War, and an intelligence officer in
Germany during the Cold War. The book is
well documented. But it is the personal
relationships, the acts of dedication to the
many causes of the century, anti-Nazism,
Quaker humanitarian, the fight against
Communism in Korea and Berlin, that
make this book a valuable tool for those
who want a better understanding of the
background and the events of WWII, the
Korean War and the Cold War. Mr.
Hockley highlights the fate of countries
who fail to provide for an adequate national
security.
Details from well-kept journal entries
bring home the reality of Korean War battles.
Colonel Ralph Hockley...presents a
keen insight and analysis of the causes,
conduct and effects of that military adventure,
writes Brigadier General Robert D.
Upp - JAGC-Ret.
My family and I met him at the Quaker
office in Marseille, France, as a 14 year old
youngster. He was gifted with open eyes,
ears and mind and the knowledge of three
languages (German, French and English)
.... Fred Buch, Engineer, former internee at
Les Miles Internment Camp, France, born
1900.
Ralph Hockley was one of the five or
six outstanding intelligence officers of my
experience in 25 years of the ‘Great
Game’... Colonel Thomas F. McCord, Ret.,
former Chief, US Military Liaison Mission
to Group Soviet Forces Germany.
A life story of an extraordinary man of
many talents who always put service to his
country ahead of personal interest and
whose expert counsel was sought by our
highest political and military leaders. The
moving account of multiple and turbulent
lifetimes packed into one reads like a
Please turn to BOOKS on page 50
I lost another close friend
by Harley Coon
On August 25th this
year I lost a
Brother, Friend , and a
Fellow Prisoner of
War. His name Carl
(Mofung) McClendon.
We were together every
day from January 1950
till September 20th
1953. Carl came into
“B” Co. 35th Inf. Regt.
25th. Inf. Div. in
January of 1950. He
was a tall lanky 18 year
old kid from Louisiana
(I couldn’t understand
half what he said, me being from Ohio).
Come to find out that both of us joined
the army in September 1948. I was sent to
Japan in January of 1949 and I had been
there a year before Carl. We hit it off pretty
well and got to be good friends. Carl (a
16 year old) Brannum and Robert Hunt*
came in the squad at the same time. There
were several of us that ran around together
and had some good times in Japan.
There was Ralph Hay, Irwin Betz*,
Sydney Rose*, Roy Buel*, *Allen
Simmons*.
Just before we went to Korea we were
*These 5 soldiers were killed in the Pusan perimeter
in early August 1950.
September 6 1953 Freedom, Village Korea. M/Sgt. Richardson waiting
for his brother Smyth to be released after 33 Months Shown left to right
SFC. Harley J. Coon, M/SGT Richardson, SFC Carl McClendon.
on amphibious maneuvers and got a pass
to Tokyo. McClendon and I went to visit
my hometown friend Tom Gregory
(National Treasurer) he was stationed with
GHQ. That night was the last time we
went out on the town. Tom, Carl, and I had
a ball that night.
Two weeks later “B” Co. was ordered
to Korea. For the next 5 1/2 months we
were on the front line. I recall one time the
Company commander, McClendon, and
two other guys were pinned down, somebody
was able to draw the fire away from
them and they got away. I talked to Carl
later and he said someone saved his life.
On the night of November 26th. 1950.
Our lives changed, never to be the same.
We were captured by Chinese forces the
Mason, Korea, March 15, 1985 25th Inf. Div. Team Sprit 85. Shown left to right are Carl McClendon,
Major Gen Mick Kicklighter, Commander 25th Div. and Harley J. Coon.
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Carl McClendon and I were the
only Prisoners of War that were
in the same platoon and squad
for all the time we were interned
over 33 months.
next day. After we had marched for several
days over the snow covered mountains,
I stopped to let some soldiers go down this
steep hill. A Chinese guard hit me in the
back with a rifle butt and I went tumbling
down the hill, knocking down soldiers in
front of me like a bowling ball. I could
barley walk and Carl helped me along for
several days. Over the next 33 months we
helped each other. I remember after we
moved to Camp # 4 Carl had night blindness.
I would let him put his hand on my
shoulder and lead him to the latrine. Carl
McClendon and I were the only Prisoners
of War that were in the same platoon and
squad for all the time we were interned
over 33 months. There may have been others
but I don’t know of them.. In
September 1953 Carl McClendon and I
boarded the USS Black to return home.
Our parents met us at Ft. Mason, CA. I
met his mother (She passed away on
Wednesday two days before Carl), and he
met my parents. For the next 50 years we
would call each other on our birthday (his
January and mine March) and on the 27th
of November I always asked him “Do you
want some bean paste?” Now my phone
will be silent.
As they say in taps “Day is done” now
my Friend is gone. and I know we will
meet in Heaven because we have lived
through hell here on earth. “Mofung will
be sadly missed”.
Listen Up
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Financial Results
Income ....................$ 110,471.25
Expenses ................$ 20,221.60
Net Profit ................$ 90,249.65
Official KWVA Notices and
Announcements
Raffle Report
Over 5,000 checks were registered,
which means over 5,000 members participated
in the raffle. You, the membership,
made this raffle a great success. I thank
you for your letters, notes, and telephone
calls offering support and your expressions
of happiness that we have turned the
KWVA around and to continue on course.
It is a great honor to serve and to witness
your support. Without question the
strength and lifehood of the KWVA is the
individual members. If I was a field commander,
I would be extremely proud that
the morale of the troops was so high.
Thank you and take a minute to say a
prayer for this great country of ours.
Thomas J. Gregory
National Treasurer, KWVA
National VA/VS Representative Report
By Michael Mahoney
I just received the listing of all the
Representatives, Deputies and Volunteers
for the Korean War Veterans Association.
Now I can get out the paper work and
whatever to you.
I stated in my last report that this voluntary,
and after I received this report, I
have reached the conclusion that you are
just that. We are now in 62 V.A. facilities.
I wish to take my hat off to Melvin C.
Goodman of the Muskogee, OK facility.
Melvin has since he entered the program,
donated a total of 15,789 hours. God
Bless You!
Also, The Department of Florida’s Bay
Pines Volunteers, their number 63 volunteers,
and total hours of these volunteers
in the past three years are 22,070. God
Bless all of you too.
To all of you who are in this program,
Thank you from the veterans you assist,
and from the Korean War Veterans
Association for job well done.
Golf Shirts, T-Shirts & Sweat Shirts for Sale
Golf Shirts, T-Shirts and Sweat Shirts for Sale
Golf shirts — $20.00 plus $3 shipping (White Only)
T-Shirts — $10.00 plus $3 shipping (White Only)
Sweat Shirts — $20 plus $5 shipping (Lt. Gray)
Patches (of logo above) – $5.00
Decals (of logo above) – $3.00
Shipping costs for 2 is $3.00
Shipping costs above 2 is $5.00
All sizes are available.
Order from or contact: Sunshine State Chapter, KWVA
P.O. Box 5298
Largo, FL 33779-5298
Telephone: 727-582-9353
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Pieces of History
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By-Laws – Korean War Veterans Association
INDEX
ARTICLE I CHARTER and PREAMBLE ....................................Page 1
ARTICLE IA OFFICE ..................................................................Page 2
ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP........................................................Page 2-3
Section 1.. Qualifications of Members
A ....Honorary Members
B ....Regular Members
C ....Associate Members
D ....Ineligible
Section 2 ..Membership Procedures
Section 3 ..Dues ....................................................Page 4
A ....Amount of Dues
B ....Payment of Dues
ARTICLE III ELECTION OF OFFICERS ........................................Page 4
Section 1 ..Officers
Section 2 ..Executive Council
A ....Voting
B ....Open Meeting ......................................Page 5
C ....Special Meeting
D .... Business without a meeting.
Section 3 ..National Elections ................................Page 5-6
A ....Regular Member Voting
B ....Call for Election
C ....Offices to be filled
C- ....Requirements (a. through f.)
Section 4 ..Term of Office ......................................Page 6
A ....Elected Officers
Section 5 ..Removal ..............................................Page 7
A.
B.
Section 6 ..Vacancies ............................................Page 7
Section 7 ..Powers and Duties ..............................Page 7
A ....President
B ....Vice President
C ....Secretary ..........................................Page 8
D ....Treasurer
E ....Chaplain
F ....Historian
G ....Judge Advocate
H ....Appointed Positions
I ....Executive Council ................................Page 8-9
J ....Committees ........................................Page 9
Section 8 ..Indemnification....................................Page 9
ARTICLE IV ANNUAL and SPECIAL MEETING ..........................Page 10
Section 1 ..National Reunion
Section 2 ..Site Selection
Section 3 ..Elections of National Officers
Section 4 ..Voting
Section 5 ..Majority
Section 6 ..Membership Quorum
Section 7 ..Special Meeting General Membership
Section 8 ..Host
ARTICLE V DEPARTMENTS and CHAPTERS............................Page 10-12
ARTICLE VI PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY ..............................Page 12
ARTICLE VII RESOLUTIONS AND AMENDMENTS ............Page 12
Section 1 ..Proposed charter Amendments
Section 2 ..By-Laws Amendments
Section 3 ..Resolutions
Signature ....................................................................Page 13
EFFECTIVE: 001, July 27, 1992
Amended: 001, July 27, 1994
Amended: 001, July, 27, 1997
Amended: 001 July, 27, 2000
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ARTICLE 1
CHARTER
First: The name or title by which this society shall
be known shall be: KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSO-
CIATION INC.
Second: The term for which it is organized shall be
perpetual.
Third: Its particular business and objects shall be:
1. To organize, promote and maintain for benevolent
and charitable purposes an association of persons
who have seen honorable service during the
Korean War at any time between June 25, 1950 and
January 31, 1955, both dates inclusive, and of certain
other persons, the particular qualifications for
membership to be set forth in the by-laws of the
Korean War Veterans Association.
2. To grant charters to groups of members at large
of the association.
3. To provide a means of contact and communication
among the members of the association.
4. To promote the establishment of, and to establish
war and other memorials commemorative of any
person or persons who served in the Korean War.
5. To aid needy Association members and their
wives and children, and the widows and children of
persons who were members at the time of their
death.
6. To establish and maintain a national headquarters
7. To do any and all things necessary or proper for
the accomplishment of the foregoing business and
objects of the association, including, for such purposes,
to contract and pay for personal and other
services,to contract for, buy, take by deed, gift or
devise, hold, possess, manage, borrow, rent, lease,
loan, assign, convey, sell,and dispose of in any manner
real and personal property, and to act as trustee,
or be a beneficiary of a trust.
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ARTICLE 1A
OFFICE
The corporation may establish offices, either within
or without the State of New York, as the Executive
Council may determine.
The principal office of the corporation shall be llocated
in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. All
communications shall be directed to that office.
ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Qualification of Members.
Membership in this association shall consist of honorarymembers,
regular members, and associate
members. No person shall be excluded from membership
because of race, color, creed, sex, national or
ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental
disability, so long as the individual meets the service
requirements.
A. Honorary Members. Any person of good character
may be elected an honorary member by vote of
the Executive Council.
B. Regular Members.
1. Service in United States Armed Forces.
Any person who has seen honorable service in
any of the armed forces of the United States, said
service being within Korea (September 3, 1945 -
June 25, 1950) within and without Korea (June 25,
1950 - January 31, 1955), or who, as a member of
the armed forces of the United States as defined by
U.S.C. Title 10, served honorably in Korea from
February 1, 1955, is eligible for membership.
2. Medal of Honor. Any Medal of Honor recipient,
so honored for service in Korea during the Korean
War era is eligible for life membership.
3. Prisoner of War. Any person held as a prisoner
of war by the North Koreans, Chinese, or Russian
forces during and after the period of hostilities from
June 25, 1950 forward is eligible for life membership.
4. United Nations Command and Korean Armed
Forces. Any person who served honorably in the
armed forces of the United Nations command or in
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the Republic of Korea Armed forces during the
Korean War era and thereafter is eligible for membership.
However, UN/Korean membership of the association
may not exceed 10% of the total membership.
5. Gold Star Parents. Any parent whose son was
killed in action, or was missing in action, or died as a
prisoner of war during the Korean War is eligible for
life membership.
6. Gold Star Wives. Any woman whose husband
was killed in action or was missing in action, or died
as a prisoner of war during the Korean War is eligible
for life membership.
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C. Associate Members. Any person with a legitimate
interest in the affairs of this association and
who wishes to support its aims, and not being eligible
for regular membership and who agrees to accept
the terms and conditions set forth in the charter and
bylaws shall be eligible for associate membership in
the association.
D. Ineligible. Any person who has been separated
from the service of the armed forces of the United
States, or the United Nations command, or the
Republic of Korea under conditions other than honorable
and who did not serve honorably, shall be ineligible
for membership in this association.
Section 2. Membership Procedures.
A. Application. Any person qualified for membership,
as set forth above, may present a written application
to any member in good standing, on a form
prepared and approved by the Executive Council. The
application shall be an agreement that said applicant
will agree and abide by and conform to the charter,
bylaws, and regular procedures of the Korean War
Veterans Association Inc. The application, when
accompanied with the dues as set forth below, may
be accepted by any member, chapter, department or
national office.
B. Termination of Membership The Executive
Council, by a two-thirds vote of of those in attendance,
may suspend or expel a member for just
cause after an appropriate hearing. Such decision to
be voted upon at the next general membership meeting.
The Executive Council may, without a hearing,
but upon notice to the member, suspend or terminate
the membership of any member who becomes ineligible
for membership for non-payment of dues as set
forth hereinafter. No chapter or department may take
any action against a member, but may so petition the
Executive Council. However, any such petition must
show that the member complained about was served
with the petition before its filing with the Secretary of
the association.
C. Resignation. Any member may resign by filing
a written resignation with the secretary, but said resignation
shall not relieve the member so resigning of
the obligation to pay any dues, assessments, or other
charges theretofore accrued and unpaid.
D. Reinstatement. Upon written request signed by
a former member and filed with the secretary, the
Executive Council, by a two-thirds vote of the members
present, may reinstate such former member to
membership on such terms as the Council may
deem fit and proper.
E. Transfer of Membership. Membership in this
association shall not be transferred or assigned.
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Section 3. Dues.
A. Amount of Dues. Payment of dues is a condition
of initial and/or continuing membership. Dues
shall be $20.00 per year for regular members. Life
membership dues shall be $150.00. Honorary members,
Medal of Honor members, POW members,
Gold Star parents, and Gold Star wives may pay dues
if they so wish, but are not required to do so.
Associate members shall pay $12.00 per year. The
Executive Council may, with the approval of the
membership, adjust the dues.
B. Payment of Dues. National dues shall be collated
at the national office. All dues shall be due and
payable on January I each year and be valid for a calendar
year (I January - 31 December). Life dues may
be paid in a lump sum or in six (6) equal payments
of $25.00 each, all payable in the first year of life
membership. All dues collected by any member,
chapter or department shall be paid to national headquarters
within twenty-one (21) calendar days of
such collection.
ARTICLE III
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers. Members eligible to vote
shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth
hereinafter and, prior to the appropriate annual meeting,
elect a national President, national First Vice
President and national Second Vice President, whose
terms of office shall each be for two years. The
national President elected at said meeting shall
appoint a national Secretary and a national Treasurer
during the annual meeting. Other officials shall also
be appointed to wit: a Judge Advocate, Chaplain,
Historian, MIA-POW Chair, Public Relations Chair,
assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, as well
as other officials as needed. Only the Secretary and
the Treasurer positions may be held by one person.
Section 2. Executive Council. The national corporation
shall have an Executive Council consisting of
seventeen (17) members; five officers, (President,
First Vice President, Second Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer), together with twelve
Directors, four of whom shall be elected annually,
prior to the annual meeting. Each director shall be
elected for a three year term.
A. Voting. All votes of the Executive Council shall
be by a simple majority, unless stated otherwise
hereinafter, of a quorum of at least eight (8) elected
members in attendance. Only the elected twelve (12)
Directors and the First and Second Vice Presidents
have an automatic Council vote - the President has a
tie breaking vote only. Appointed officials of the
Executive Council do not have a vote.
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B. Open Meeting. Any member of the association
may attend meetings of the Executive Council and, at
the discretion of the Council, may be invited to
address them.
C. Special Meetings. The President or eight (8)
elected members of the Executive Council may call a
Council meeting, by giving two weeks written notice
to all members of the Council, stating the time, place
and agenda of the meeting.
D. Business Without a Meeting. Any elected member
of the Executive Council may call for business to
be conducted without a meeting. The national
Secretary and at least twelve (12) other members
must be informed and asked to acquiesce, by telephone,
to a telephone conference meeting, which is
then followed by a written resolution signed by each
voting officer. Any such action must be ratified at the
meeting of the next Executive Council.
Section 3 National Elections. The election of the
national President and two national Vice Presidents,
as well as the appropriate four Directors of the
Executive Council, shall be conducted as follows:
A. Each regular member shall have a vote for all
national officers. Each member shall cast only their
own vote. Proxy voting is not permitted.
B. The national Secretary shall issue a call for an
election which shall be published in the GRAY-
BEARDS in the first issue following January 1 of each
election year. The call for election shall state the
offices, and that any qualified member may
announce for said office. The call shall state the
Nominating Committee Chair’s name and address;
the address for collecting the submitted declarations
of candidacy; all deadlines for declaring and for voting;
and the procedures to be followed in filing for
office. The March-April edition of the GRAYBEARDS
will be the ‘election’ issue. The Nominating
Committee shall consist of three members including
one officer of the Executive Council who shall serve
as chair.
C. No later than February 15 of each year when
such offices are to be filled, any regular member in
good standing of the Korean War Veterans
Association Inc., seeking to run for President, First
Vice President, Second Vice President, or Director
shall make their intentions known to the Chair of the
Nominating Committee in writing using the following
format:
1. Requirements:
a. Must present proof of service by submitting a
copy of a DD-214 or other document notarized as a
true copy showing eligible service and a statement
releasing such document for verification by the
Nominating Committee.
b. Must present a current photograph suitable for
publication in the GRAYBEARDS.
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c. Must submit a letter with the following:
(1) Their intent to run for an office and the office
sought.
(2) A resume of their qualifications for this office
stating any experience that will be of benefit to the
association.
(3) Their current mailing address, home telephone
number and KWVA membership number.
(4) This letter will be limited to approximately one
typed page.
d. A statement that they will attend all called meetings
of the Executive Council and that they understand
that two
(2) unexcused absences could be used for their
removal from office.
e. They must sign a statement that their dues are
current through the whole of the term of office
they are seeking.
Payment of delinquent dues shall not be retroac-
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tive for the purpose of establishing eligibility to run
for office within the association.
f. Send the above items by certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the Nominating Committee
Chair to arrive not later than February 15 that year.
D. The Nominating Committee Chair shall then
certify that the candidates are qualified to stand for
office. Their declarations, in full, shall then be sent by
the Nomination Committee Chair to the editor of
GRAYBEARDS for publication in the following March-
April issue. Those declarations may also be published
in earlier issues of GRAYBEARDS should they
have been submitted in time, providing the above
requirements are met.
E. The editor of GRAYBEARDS, working with proper
officials, shall prepare and publish a ballot for printing,
which shall appear in only the March-April issue.
No other ballots will be honored or accepted.
F. Members shall cast their ballot by marking
thereon their choices and returning the official ballot
by July 10 to the specified address, where a Certified
Public Accountant shall count the ballots and render
a report at the appropriate time and place during the
annual meeting each year.
Section 4. Term of Office.
A. The President, First and Second Vice
Presidents, shall have a term of office of two (2)
years, with two (2) consecutive terms maximum.
Directors elected shall have a term of office of three
(3) years, with two consecutive terms maximum. All
elected officers shall assume office on 27 July. The
term of office of all appointed national officers shall
be at the pleasure of the President, with Executive
Council approval. There will be no set term of office
for appointed positions.
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Section 5. Removal.
A. Any officer of the Korean War Veterans
Association Inc. may be expelled or suspended
from office for just cause by a two-thirds vote of
the Executive Committee after charges are preferred
under oath in writing and a hearing held after due
notice before the Executive Council.
B. Any officer not in attendance for three (3) consecutive
meetings without just cause shall no longer
hold such office having been deemed to have
resigned said office.
Section 6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office for
any reason whatsoever may be filled by the Executive
Council until the next election for said office.
Section 7. Powers and Duties. The officers shall
have powers and shall perform such duties as may
from time to time be specified in resolutions or other
directives of the Executive Council. In the absence of
such specification, each officer shall have the powers
and authority and shall perform and discharge the
duties of the officers of the same title serving in nonprofit
corporations having the same or similar purposes
and objectives as this association. The duties
of the elected and appointed officers shall be as follows
(the use of the masculine gender in the following
paragraphs should be taken to mean either masculine
or feminine gender).
A. President. The President shall perform the functions
conferred upon him by these bylaws and shall
generally be responsible for the execution of the policies
and programs decided upon by the Executive
Council. He may appoint standing committees and
ad hoc committees composed of members at large
to assist him in the execution of his duties. He shall
have the power to call meetings of members of the
association at the Korean War Veterans reunions and
shall preside at such meetings, and he may call for
meetings of the Executive Council over which he presides.
He shall recommend to the Executive Council
any action he considers necessary and proper for the
welfare of the association. All documents which shall
be legally binding on the association shall be signed
by him, except in the case of disbursements by
check or draft from the funds of the association’s
own account or an account managed by it; such
checks or drafts will be signed and endorsed in
accordance with Section 7D. In the absence of both
the Treasurer and the assistant treasurer the
President shall approve payment of invoices and bills.
B. Vice Presidents. The two Vice Presidents shall
assist the President in the performance of his duties.
The First Vice President has seniority, and in the
absence of the President shall serve as, and have the
powers of, the President. In the absence of both the
President and the First Vice President, the Second
Vice President shall be responsible to the membership
of the association. The Second Vice President
shall be honorary chairman for the association
reunions held during his term of office.
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C. Secretary. The Secretary shall be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Executive
Council. He is responsible for the management of the
day-to-day business of the association, and shall
perform all administrative duties required of him by
the President. He shall be responsible for recording
the minutes of meetings of the association and shall
keep records of the association. He shall maintain
communications with the membership and reunion
committees, offering assistance as required to publicize
their actions to include assisting in development
of charter groups and in making arrangements for
reunions. Thirty (30) days prior to each reunion he
shall submit to each officer and member of the
Executive Council an agenda for the association business
meeting and an agenda for the Council meeting.
He or his assistant shall be editor of the GRAY-
BEARDS and from material provided by the members
and other official and unofficial sources, shall maintain
quarterly communications with all members on
matters of general interest, with specific attention to
Korean War Veterans activities and chapter news. In
the performance of his duties, he may hire clerical or
other assistance for the proper and expeditious conduct
of the association affairs, as authorized by the
Executive Council.
D. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the
Executive Council. He shall be responsible for collecting
dues and other monies in behalf of the association
and for making timely and proper disbursements
from the funds in his charge. He shall maintain
custodianship of certain funds and shall prepare
financial statements for publication at Korean War
Veterans reunions and in the GRAYBEARDS. At the
direction of the Executive Council, he is to be bonded.
Three persons shall be authorized to sign for
expenditure of funds of the association. In order to be
valid each disbursement must have the signatures of
two of the three authorized persons.
E. Chaplain. The Chaplain shall conduct the annual
memorial service to honor those who were killed in
action, or died of wounds as a result of hostile
actions and to memorialize association members
who are deceased. He shall work closely with the
Reunion Chairman and the Secretary and Treasurer
and perform such other functions as requested by
the President.
F. Historian. The Historian shall prepare an annual
history of the association and be responsible for
obtaining news releases and other material pertinent
to the maintenance of a Korean War Veterans
Association Inc. historical record. He shall perform
other duties as requested by the President.
G. Judge Advocate. The Judge Advocate will be
the legal advisor to the national officers and Executive
Council, but may not hold any other office.
H. Appointed Positions. All appointed positions,
(i.e. Chaplain, Historian, Judge Advocate, &
etc.) will be published in the Standard Procedures
Manual.
I. Executive Council. The National Executive
Council shall consist of seventeen (17) members,
being - the President, First Vice President, Second
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and twelve
Directors. The President of the association shall be
the Chair.
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The Council shall formulate policies and supervise
the execution thereof. It shall have a least one stated
meeting during the annual reunion preceding the
association business meeting. It shall meet at other
times as required and called by the President, and
may vote by mail upon call by the President. It shall
establish rules for itself and its internal committees
and is responsible for orderly and timely actions
between its regular meetings. The Executive Council
may make rules as to the manner of notifying its
members of business meetings and as to dispensing
with such notices in the case of council members
who are not within convenient traveling distance of
the place of the meeting. No person shall receive any
salary for services as a member of the Executive
Council or the services as President or Vice
President. The Executive Council may, from time to
time, establish fees for services of Secretary or
Treasurer. The Executive Council shall have the control
and management of the affairs, property and
funds of the association and shall decide the policies
of the association.
J. Committees. There shall be two types of committees,
to wit: (1) Standing Committees, and (2)
Special Committees. Standing Committees (1) shall
include the following: Budget Finance, Membership,
Nominations/ Election, Resolution, Reunion and “Tell
America” Committee. The membership thereof shall
be appointed by the President with the consent of the
Executive Council for the term of one year, and subject
to yearly reconfirmation from the membership at
large, except that the Chairman of each standing
committee shall be chosen from the current membership
of the Executive Council. Having thus been
chosen, he or she will continue to serve for the full
term regardless of their status as a Council member.
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The Special Committees (2) shall be appointed by the
President as needed, and shall serve at his pleasure,
such committees include, but are not limited to:
Publicity, Reunion operations-current year, and
Reunion operations-future years.
The duties and responsibilities of each committee
are defined in the charge issued to that committee. A
list of committees and a candidate acceptance form
shall be published in the Standard Procedures
Manual.
Section 8. Indemnification. Provision of insurance
coverage for all association officers. Each officer,
elected or appointed, and each member of the
Executive Council of the association now or hereafter
serving as such, shall be indemnified by the association
against any and all claims and liabilities to
which they have or shall become subject by reason
of serving or having served as such person for all
legal expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with any such claim or liability, provided,
however, that no such person shall be indemnified
against, or be reimbursed for any expense incurred in
connection with, any such claim or liability arising out
of their own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
The amount paid to any officer or director by way of
indemnification shall not exceed their actual, reasonable,
and necessary expenses incurred in connection
with the matter involved, and such additional amount
as may be fixed by a special committee appointed by
the Executive Council. This right of indemnification
herein before provided for shall not be exclusive of
any rights to which any director or officer of the association
may otherwise be entitled by law.
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ARTICLE IV
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
Section 1. The National Reunion will take place
annually. The annual meeting of the corporation will
be held each year at the place of the reunion. Said
date to be published in the GRAYBEARDS.
Section 2. The selection of the site and dates of
the reunion shall be agreed by the Executive Council,
and ratified by a majority vote of the members at the
annual meeting.
Section 3. Elections of national officers shall be in
accordance with Article III, Sections 3 and 4 of these
bylaws.
Section 4. The vote on all other matters shall be
decided by regular members in good standing in
attendance at the annual meeting. Proxy votes will not
be permitted.
Section 5. A simple majority of those attending
and voting shall determine all issues, except when
otherwise indicated in these bylaws or Roberts Rules
of Order.
Section 6. At a general meeting one hundred
(100) members in good standing and in attendance
shall constitute a quorum.
Section 7. A special meeting of the general membership
may be called by a thirty (30) day written
notice by the President, or over one-half of the
Executive Council, or by ten (10) percent of the regular
members in good standing by affixing their
names to a petition for said meeting. The notice calling
the meeting shall state the business to be conducted
together with the time and place.
Section 8. The host unit shall be responsible for
the association reunions.
ARTICLE V
DEPARTMENTS AND CHAPTERS
I. Departments.
Section 1. Location. Each United State (50),
United States Territory (American Samoa, District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), as
well as a Department(s) for the nations of the United
Nations Command and Korea, shall be designated as
a Department upon the establishment of two or more
certified chapters within said department.
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Section 2. Incorporation. Upon the certification of
two or more chapters within a department, an organizational
meeting shall be called, adopt bylaws, not
inconsistent with these bylaws, and make application
to the appropriate authority for a certificate of incorporation
for a nonprofit corporation known as
‘Department of _________Korean War Veterans
Association’, and to prepare for a department convention
and election before the end of the month of
June next occurring.
Section 3. Officers. Each department of the
Korean War Veterans Association Inc. shall elect a
department president, vice president, secretary, and
treasurer during the annual meeting for said department
to be held prior to the end of the month of June
each year. The results of said election shall be transmitted
forthwith to the national Secretary. The department
president shall appoint all other officers and
committees as needed. No person may hold two
elected department offices, except for secretary and
treasurer, which offices may be held by one person.
Section 4. Department Council. The department
corporation shall have a department council consisting
of the elected officers, the appointed officers and
each chapter president or a member selected by the
chapter president.
Section 5. Time of Elections. The elections of
department officers shall take place at the annual
meeting of the said department of the Korean War
Veterans Association Inc. prior to the end of the
month of June at a time and place agreeable to the
several chapters and upon a minimum of sixty days
written notice of said meeting, unless waived in writing
by each chapter.
Section 6. Term of Office. All elected department
officers shall have a term of office of one year and
each shall take office on the day of election.
Section 7. Vacancies. A vacancy in any elected
office for any reason whatsoever may be filled by the
department members at the next department meeting.
Section 8. Powers and Duties. The several
department officers shall have such powers and shall
perform such duties as may from time to time be
specified in resolutions or other directives of the
executive council. In the absence of such specification,
each officer shall have the powers and authority
and shall perform and discharge the duties of the officers
of the same title serving in nonprofit corporations
having the same or similar purposes and objectives
as this association.
II. Chapters.
Section 1. Initially a chapter shall consist of not
less than twelve (12) national members in good
standing, but may grow to any size thereafter.
Section 2. Incorporation. Upon representation to
the national Secretary or his designee that twelve
(12) or more members in good standing or proposed
qualified members, intend to form a chapter, and
have submitted the proper documentation for the
awarding of a national charter, the proposed chapter
members shall hold an organizational meeting which
shall be called to adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with
these bylaws, and make application to the appropriate
authority for a certificate of incorporation as a
nonprofit corporation to act as a subsidiary of the
Korean War Veterans Association Inc., and to prepare
for an organizational meeting preparatory to the
annual meeting on or before the end of the month of
June next occurring.
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Section 3. Formation Financing Loans. Chapters
with twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) founding members
may apply to national for a formation loan of
$50.00; with twenty-five (25) or more founding
members the loan is $100.00. All loans to be repaid
within one year.
Section 4. Officers. Each chapter of the Korean
War Veterans Association Inc. shall elect a chapter
president, vice president, secretary and treasurer during
the annual meeting to be held prior to the end of
the month of June each year. The results of said election
shall be transmitted forthwith to the national
Secretary. All other officers shall be appointed, as
needed. No person may hold two elective offices
except for secretary and treasurer, which offices may
be held by one person.
Section 5. Term of Office. All elected chapter officers
shall have a term of office of one year and each
shall assume office on the day of election.
Section 6. Vacancies. Any vacancy in any elected
office for any reason whatsoever may be filled by
the chapter members at the next chapter meeting.
Section 7. Powers and Duties. Chapter officers
shall have such powers and shall perform such
duties as may from time to time be specified in resolutions
or other directives of the executive council. In
the absence of such specification, each officer shall
have the powers and authority and shall perform and
discharge the duties of the officer of the same title
serving in nonprofit corporations having the same or
similar purposes and objectives as this association.
Section 8. Dissolution. Chapters may be dissolved
in accordance with the laws of the United
States and the state of incorporation. All property of
the said chapter will be disbursed in accordance with
the United States Internal Revenue Code and the laws
of the state of incorporation.
ARTICLE VI
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
All meetings shall be conducted under the provisions
of these bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order
Newly Revised. (most current edition.)
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS
Section 1. Any proposed amendment to the
Charter may be submitted by any regular member in
good standing. The proposed amendment shall be
read at the next annual meeting by the Secretary, at
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which time it will lay on the table, be available for the
consideration of the members and published in the
GRAYBEARDS, and voted upon at the following
annual meeting. Adoption of all such amendments
must be approved by two-thirds of a quorum of
members present.
Section 2. Any regular member in good standing
may propose amendments to the bylaws by presenting
them either in writing or in person to the
Chairperson of the Bylaws Committee at least thirty
(30) days before the next scheduled meeting of the
Executive Council. Such proposals will be considered
at that meeting and then published in the GRAY-
BEARDS for ratification by two-thirds of a quorum at
the next annual meeting.
Section 3. Resolutions may be proposed to the
Resolutions Committee no later than thirty (30) days
prior to the mid-winter and annual meetings of the
Executive Council. The Resolutions Committee must
present all resolutions, in whatever order it desires
and may comment favorably or unfavorably upon
each. Rather than read the entire resolution, the
Resolutions Committee may submit the gist of the
proposal to the body. If a majority of the members
voting approve the resolution a directive for subsequent
action shall be issued.
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I, Harley J. Coon, President of the Korean War
Veterans Association, a not-for-profit New York corporation,
hereby certify:
The foregoing amendments to the By-laws, comprising
12 pages are a true and correct copy of the
By-laws of the Korean War Veterans Association, as
amended or otherwise altered to date. The By-laws in
effect at present are the same as those amended or
otherwise altered today by Executive Council of the
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc as of, with the
agreement of the members at their annual business
meeting and effective July 27, 2000.
D.C. Affairs
Blair Cross, National Director for D.C. Affairs
To Fellow Korean War Veterans:
It goes without saying that the quest for
a National Charter has almost become a
nightmare for all of us involved. I wish I
could report better news, however at this
time, we are still at a stale mate as Lamar
Smith has refused to take any action. The
one thing that we do have in our favor is
that at the end of this session of Congress,
Mr. Smith will no longer be the Chairman
of the Committee. This means we will
have to re-introduce the Bill and hope for
more favorable results.
I, can tell you that the Veterans of
50th Anniversary of the Korean War
Commemorative License Plate
Foreign Wars, at their National
Convention adopted a resolution to support
our effort and they have already started
to lobby in Washington and Texas, to
push the Bill through.
Now, we as Korean War Veterans have
got to get our members of Congress to
sign on as sponsors of the Bill.
One thing we need to consider is that
long after the Vietnam Veterans are gone,
and Desert Storm Veterans are no more,
we will still have Korean War Veterans as
the War is still going on as we have troops
there in harms way.
Harley J. Coon
President
State of Ohio
County of Green
Harley J. Coon, President of the Korean War Veterans
Association Inc. and known to me, affirms that the
above By-laws were adopted unanimously by the
General Membership in solemn session on the 26th
day of July, 2000, in Arlington, Va., pursuant to a
motion duly made and seconded.
Notary Public
CAROL ANN BECKER, Notary Public
In and for the State of Ohio
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Monuments and Memories
Korea, The Forgotten War............. remembered
Missouri Remembers
Kansas Remembers
Members of the Harry S. Truman Chapter stand in front of memorial (top)
dedicated on June, 2000 at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery here in
Branson, MO.
The Harry S Truman Chapter of the KWVA worked very hard
the last three or four years to accomplish the erecting of the
memorial, with a lot of support coming from a couple of theaters
and several entertainers from the Branson area.
We are very grateful for their support. Chapter members
chose this date for the dedication, to coincide with the 50th
anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
Neil D. Hurley, KWVA
Harry S Truman Chapter,
P.O. Box 1397
Hollister, MO. 65673.
(Thank you Neil and chapter members for the great memorial,
photos and letter. We are proud of all of you for your service and
remembering.
Notice
When calling an officer or the editor and you are leaving a
message on an answering machine, speak slowly and leave
your name and phone number twice. We are having problems
responding because of not hearing your phone number clearly.
Korea/Vietnam Monument at Wyandotte County Lake.
Both the veterans of Korea and Vietnam are remembered at
the entrance to Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kansas.
Since there was no memorial to the Korean veterans when this
was built it was decided that the memorial should be for both
wars, not just Korea or just Vietnam, because the county had lost
personnel in both conflicts.
Jack DeLap
President Kansas Chapter #1
1719 N. 79th Terrace
Kansas City, Kansas 66112.
(Thank you Jack for photo and letter.)
Virginia Remembers
Highway sign dedication at Ft. Lee VA.
On June 21, 2000, a ceremony was held at Ft. Lee, VA, located
just off the highway, to dedicate the highway as The Korean
War Veterans Memorial Highway.
The picture above was taken immediately after Lt. Gen. Billy
K. Solomon, U.S. Army Quartermaster General and Commander
of Ft. Lee, VA. Transportation Secretary Shirley Ybarra, Consul
General Wook Kim, Korean Embassy, Charles D. Nottingham,
Virginia Commissioner of Transportation, and I had unveiled the
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sign. The principal speaker was Col. Robert H. Kies (Ret.) , (not
in picture) member of Chapter 143, and POW during the Korean
War.
After receiving approval, in September 1999, from the
Greater Richmond, VA chapter of KWVA, that they work
towards having Interstate 295, a 53-mile-long bypass of I-95,
named the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, Jim Jones,
chapter president, contacted Virginia Governor, James Gilmore,
regarding the name designation.
The Virginia Secretary
of Transportation replied
that there are two ways of
naming or renaming a road
in Virginia. By contacting
all of the counties or
municipalities through
which the road runs and
getting their recommendation
to the VA.
Transportation Board that
the highway be named as
designated or by an Act of
the Virginia General
Assembly. Chapter 143
chose to follow both
methods. They obtained
the unanimous approval at
each locality’s meetings
and their written recommendation
that the road be
so named. They found a sponsor in the House of Delegates and
a sponsor in the Virginia Senate to introduce the bill in each
body.
After 9 months of appearances by Chapter 143 members
before legislative committees and subcommittees, the bill passed
both houses unanimously as ACT 45 of the 2000 Virginia
General Assembly and was signed by Governor Gilmore. The
signs were erected after July 1, the effective date of the Act
James F. Jones, Sr.
(Thanks Jim for photos and letter.)
Michigan Remembers
Sign at mile 42, near the exit to I-64,
leading to Williamsburg, Norfolk, and
Virginia Beach. Other signs are located
near the northbound and southbound
exits to I-95 and near the I-64 exit to
Charlottesville.
Arizona Remembers
Photo shows the memorial and the memorial committee responsible for
the successful completion of this task to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
start of the Korean War. The committee members are (from left to right):
Dick Wainwright, Bob English, Joe Alvarez, Al Porfirio, Camilo Castrillo,
Henry Pino, and Ray Durbin.
The Edward W. Rhoads Chapter, KWVA dedicated a Korean
War Memorial in Tucson, Arizona on June 24, 2000. It is a threesided
obelisk made from polished black granite. One side has
information on the Korean War and the other two sides list all
the men from Pima County who lost their lives during the war.
The unveiling ceremony was well-covered by local newspapers,
TV and radio stations.
The memorial occupies the focal point at the Kino Veterans
Memorial Park. Joe R. Alvarez, Commander, Edward W.
Rhoads Chapter, KWVA, P.O. Box 26083, Tucson, AZ 85726-
6083
(Thank you Joe for photo and letter. A great memorial and proud
veterans are obvious.)
Florida Remembers
Highway Dedication sign on
a 22 Mile stretch of High
Density roadway in the
Northern Suburbs of Detroit.
There are 16, 3’x4’ signs along
the right of way, 8 in each
direction. Mike Adragna, at e-
mail mikeadragna@juno.com.
(Thanks Mike for photo and e-
mail)
Korean War Monument erected at Royal Palm Cemetery, West Palm Beach,
Florida. Herb Dareff, Lt. Richard E. Cronan Chapter #17 at e-mail hdareff@hotmail.com.
(Thank you Herb for photo and e-mail. A beautiful memorial with a special
inscription remembering everyone.)
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Massachusetts Remembers
Veterans Park, Hyannis, MA
The Cape and Islands Chapter of the KWVA dedicated a magnificent
memorial on June 25th. The main speakers were Senator
Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and the Honorable Jason
Park, Korean Consul General. The Senator served in the Army
during the Korean War. The Memorial is located in Veterans
Park, Hyannis, and is situated next to the John F. Kennedy
Memorial overlooking the harbor. An estimated 2000 people
attended the ceremony. The bronze statue is 8 feet tall and
mounted on a granite base.
Veterans Park, Hyannis, VA
dedicated by the Cape and
Islands Chapter of the KWVA.
On July 27th, a section of
the Mid-Cape Highway, Rt 6,
was dedicated as the Korean
War Memorial Hway. State
Representative Demetrius
Atsalis, the sponsor of the
bill, and Korean Consul
General Jason Park were the
main speakers.
Our Chapter is very proud
of what we have been able to
achieve in honor of all
Korean War Veterans in a
period of approximately two
years. We raised over 100
thousand dollars during this
period in order to make the
Memorial a reality. Edward
J. Collins, Information Officer, KWVA, Cape and Islands
Chapter 1 Inc. 33 Tarragon Drive, East Sandwich, MA 02537.
Tel: 508-833-7129 or e-mail: Ed8240AU@aol.com
(Thank you Ed for photos and letter. I am sure all of your members
and veterans are very proud of this memorial and your
achievements. I am truly sorry I could not be there and the last
issue of Graybeards explained why in photos. My heart and
thoughts were there along with many others, especially those
that paid the extreme price for Freedom and Honor.)
Needham, MA
A Korean War
Monument was dedicated
on the 25th day of
June 2000 to the six men
from Needham who lost
their lives during the
Korean War:
Joseph F. Concannon
Philip C. Farnham
Roger W. Sherman, Jr.
John A. Coulton
Francis Karelewicz
Robert E. Tisdale
...and to all Korean War
Veterans who answered
their country’s call.
(Thank you Charles Bell
for photo and letter.
Charles Bell, KWVA
member and veteran, is
the cousin of PFC John A. Coulton. We also thank Needham for
remembering our lost heroes.)
Indiana Remembers
These photos that follow were taken on June 24th at our 50th
Anniversary celebration. What a wonderful ceremony and a beautiful
day for a crowd estimated. at nearly 500 Veterans and. families
and. friends. All of the Veterans marching in together was so
special and a sight to behold. I was so proud of all of them. We
had a special program including speakers with special messages
including Congressman Mark Souder and Mayor Graham Richard,
Color Guards KWVA Indiana Chapter 1 and USMC Reserves,
Patriotic Music from AL Post 47 and Mr. Didier, Soloist including
Service Songs, Taps and Firing Squad.
Mary Anna Roemke, KWVA Indiana Chapter One,
Publicity Chairman, KWVA
The beautiful Memorial sponsored by Indiana Chapter #1 of the KWVA.
(Thank you Mary for the photos, notes and program book. You do
have a beautiful memorial and some great looking veterans. All of
your thoughts at your special event were also on my mind and in my
heart at Arlington. I salute all of you.)
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All of the Veterans along with our US Marine Corp Reserve.
Hawaii Remembers
Hawaiian Korean War veterans in January started seeking
funds from the State Legislature which would give the
Commemoration Commission funds to support its activities for
the fiscal year 2000-2001. Dozens of Korean War veterans visited
every legislator and filled the hearing rooms to support the
bill. Legislative Chairman and President of the KWVA HI CH.
Robert Hamakawa did an outstanding job in marshaling support
from the community, veterans and legislators.
The result was the legislature passed the $70,000 bill without
a single nay vote. In June, witnessed by Korean War veterans,
the bill was signed into law by Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano.
(See photo below.)
State of Hawaii Korean War Memorial dedicated on July 24, 1994. Each
pedestal has the name of every Hawaii Korean War Veteran killed in the war.
On Sunday, June 25 Hawaii’s 50th Anniversary of the Korean
War Commemoration Commission kicked off Hawaii’s commemoration
period with a ceremony marking the the 50th
Anniversary of start of the Korean War. Nearly a thousand people
gathered at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
(Punchbowl) to pay tribute to the men and women who risked or
lost their lives half a century ago in the war on the Korean
Peninsula. It was a tribute to those who have long deserved the
attention.
Flanked by Consul General Lee ji-doo, Of the Republic of Korea (left) and
Brigadier General Irwin Cockett, Ret., (right) Hawaii’s Governor Benjamin J.
Cayetano signs the bill which gives the Korean War Commemoration
Commission funds for the fiscal year 2000-2001
Memorial Photos Needed
If we have not shown your memorial (whatever size) in the
last 2 years please send in a photo. We will accept photos with
veterans near the memorial if you will identify the memorial
and the veterans.
Send us the best photo that does your memorial justice.
Describe you memorial in detail and give us the location. I
will also send that photo on to our webmaster to place on our
KWVA web page. Please do not send photos you want
returned and please no newspaper clippings. —Editor
Joint Service Color Guard appears to be in formation on the canopy for
VIPs. They really are on the steps behind the canopy. Nearly 1000 attended
the June 25 Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in
Honolulu.
Grandchildren of Korean War veterans
pay their respect at the Korean War
Memorial. Left to right: Chelsy Chobie
Park, Cristine Choi Park and Bryson
Lee.
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The ceremony was marked by speeches, flowers delivered by
grateful grandchildren of Korean War veterans, each representing
a country which gave aid to South Korea, a 21-gun cannon
salute and a missing man formation flyover by Hawaii’s Air
National Guard F-15 pilots. Relatives of Hawaii’s Medal of
Honor recipients Sgt. Leroy Mendcona and PFC Herbert K.
Pililaau, who were awarded the medals posthumously, spoke in
behalf of their families. Hawaii’s governor, Benjamin J.
Cayetano was the keynote speaker.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lee
Dong-koo at the Korean
War Memorial in Honolulu
on July 27. They were
Special guests for the
events. LTC Lee was for
many years the Chief of
the Korea Revisit
Program. He retired in
1997. He and Mrs. Lee
were rewarded with an all
expense trip to Hawaii by
Hawaii’s Korean War veterans.
At the dinner on
July 29, LTC Lee was
presented with a koa jewelry
box and made
Honorary Member of the
KWVA HI CH #1 and the
5th Regimental Combat
Team, Hawaii.
KWVA enjoys growth
By Jerry Lake Chairman
National Membership/Chapter Formation Committee
The number of chapters formed and or being formed during
this period are as follows:
Chap # Location Chap # Location
178 ..........York, PA 179 ..........Chula Vista, CA
180 ..........Leesville, LA 181 ..........Kansas*
183 ..........Omaha, NE* 184 ..........Santa Maria, CA.
185 ..........South Carolina* 186 ..........St. Charles, MO*
187 ..........Western MA 188 ..........Clermont, FL
189 ..........Daytona Beach, FL 190 ..........Elk River, WV.
191 ..........Hampton, VA. 192 ..........Citrus County, FL
193 ..........Sioux City, IA* 194 ..........Sioux Falls, SD*
195 ..........Denver, CO* 196 ..........Walla Walla, WA
197 ..........Ft. Pierce, FL 198 ..........Reno, Nevada
199 ..........Sarasota FL. 200 ..........Jacksonville, FL
201 ..........Cheyenne, WY 202 ..........Orange County, NY
99 ............Tingley, IA* 2 chapters Dept. of Oregon
................ (numbers not assigned)
Total number: 27 chapters and about 525 new members.
Locations being considered: Glenview, Ill.; West Palm Beach,
FL.; North Carolina; Rhode Island; Mt. Sterling, KY.; Utah,
Montana. and another chapter in Iowa.
Note: * Sam Naomi has been a big help in the development of 8 of the
chapters listed above.
(Thank you Jerry for a great report that means so much to our
association and especially to our veterans. We also thank Sam
Naomi for his devotion to our association and the veterans. Both
of you are very special.)
Proud Korean War Vets Display Tags
Dear members and readers: I must repeat again that
articles from newspapers take a lot of time to scan and most are
too long to retype. Photos from newspapers also do not copy
well. I tend to use original photos and articles that are typewritten
in lower case. I still have to optically scan everything in to
the computer and it sure helps when you type them well, in 12
point type and keep the length to a minimum. . — Editor.
Arthur Nelson
Seymour Weiss
Seymour Weiss
Thomas Prendergast
Wesley L. Easterly Fred W. Felzer Robert H. Masterson Ronald Haun
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Letters
Engineers Meet In Milwaukee
On Memorial Day Weekend, the Korean War Veterans of the
84th and 62nd Engineer Construction Battalions, held their
Eleventh Annual Reunion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fifty eight
comrades were remembered. A highlight of the Milwaukee
Reunion was that five members received the 50th Anniversary
Korean War Medal of Appreciation. The medals were sponsored
by the Korean American Cultural Foundation in South Korean.
The Korean War Veterans who received this prestigious award
were: Tony Saputo, President, 84th and 62nd Engineer
Construction Bns KWV, Treasurer Ted Anbuhl, former President
Sal Amati, Historian Vic Swanson, and former President Jerry
Shaver.
A high spirited tour of the Miller Brewery, with lunch at the
famous John Ernst German restaurant, was enjoyed by all. Also,
the tour of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle facility and an enjoyable
Luncheon Cruise down the Milwaukee River and Lake
Michigan were some of the highlights of holding a military
reunion in the great city of Milwaukee.
The next annual reunion is scheduled for Burlington,
Vermont. Any former member of the 84th and 62nd Engineer
Construction Battalions are invited to join. Contact Tony Saputo,
14924 Alpaca Drive, Sun City West, AZ., 85375 or Email
vintin1925@aol.com.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words
I sent this picture
to my girlfriend 48
years ago while serving
in the Korean
War. I was at Wonju
on December 21,
1952 with Co. D,
772nd MP Battalion,
8th Army pulling
railroad security for
supply trains.
At that time I was
Cpl. Bill Smith to
my girlfriend. In
1955 we got married.
At the time of the
photo I was 19, now
I am 67. Time really
flies.
I would like to
hear from my buddies.
William Smith
110 Spear St.
Cpl. Bill Smith, Co. D, 772nd MP Battalion, 8th
Army.
Metuchen, NJ 08840-2126.
Tel: 732-549-0905
George Scott will be remembered by the KWVA
in the U.S.A.
This letter is to all KWVA members who my husband and I
had the pleasure of meeting and came to know as friends. George
and I dearly loved to come to your reunions/conventions as we
were always made so welcome and felt we had many friends
among you. Please know that all the wonderful memories will
remain with me always and perhaps I will attend some of the
future functions. However in the interim if anyone needs any
information about Canadian matters please don’t hesitate to contact
me and I will do my best to get the information for you.
Thanks again for your friendship throughout the years.
Jeanette Scott
7 Chryessa Ave.
Toronto ON M6N 4T4.
Tel: 416-767-8148, Fax: 416-762-1196
Korean War Service Medal
First, let me applaud the efforts of Korean War veterans to
commemorate the sacrifices that our soldiers made to keep this
world free of communist oppression. Both you, I and many millions
have stood in the gap to stop communism. The vast majority
of Americans simply have no idea, no idea whatsoever, how
hard it is to be alone, in a foreign culture, looking out for your
troops and hoping to some day make it back to your loved ones.
I am glad to see that Korean War veterans are recognized by
award of the Korean War Service medal. I wonder, though, if any
efforts are being made to recognize those soldiers who served in
Korea since the armistice, in some cases, in combat situations. I
know that 50 years is a hell of a long time to account for ... and
the rules of engagement have changed many times over the years.
When I first joined the Army in 1974, Korea was still classified
as a “quasi” combat zone, i.e., after Army service there, you
were authorized to wear the 2d Infantry Division patch on your
right shoulder to indicate you had given service in a combat zone.
And when I served there in 1983-84 (2nd Infantry Division), the
operational tempo was still very intense. As a 25 year young battery
commander of 250 troops deployed at 4 remote radar sites
on the DMZ, I carried a heavy burden ... and there weren’t many
days that I did not stop to think about who cleared the bush, so to
speak, on the trail that I then trod.
I am still in touch with a small number of these men, with
whom I bonded in the crucible of that far off land and almost to
the man, they have asked me: “what is being done to recognize
our service?” One former platoon sergeant of mine, a veteran of
Vietnam and the Gulf War, wrote to say: “... considering my service
in Korea, I was under a great deal more stress, more day to
day of ‘you have to keep your shit wired tight’” and yet, he
laments that he has more than enough “decorations” and recognition
for his two months’ Gulf War service and absolutely nothing
to show for his service in the Republic of Korea. I am wondering
if any effort has been made to recognize those soldiers
who served in Korea since the armistice was signed in 1953 ...
including the 37,000 there at this moment?
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To my knowledge there is no “Korean Service” medal for
which one is now eligible for service there. I would have been
overjoyed, as a commander, to have pinned such a medal on the
chests of my soldiers as they DROS’d when I served there ... but,
there was no such award ... no such recognition for spending a
year or more away from their loved ones in a hostile environment.
We have recognition, in abundance, for the troops who
went to Kuwait and Southwest Asia ... they are veritable heroes.
A four day war ... and these soldiers return with Bronze Star
Medals, Southwest Asia Service Medals, etc. I understand how it
feels to be sent forth, struggle valiantly and not be recognized for
at all for one’s efforts.
My service in Korea is almost twenty years old now ... and to
my knowledge the military services have still not developed a
proper way to recognize our soldiers who put their lives on the
line, in a hazardous environment. I wonder, what is being done
to recognize the men who stood on the DMZ all of these years ?
I hope, after a tremendously successful fifty year anniversary of
the commencement of our obligation to preserving the peace in
remote and inhospitable regions of our globe, that we do not forget
about those who are still there ... still making the sacrifices ...
are we going to wait another fifty years before we recognize their
service?
Sincerely
John W. Powell, Lt Col. USAR
Republic of Korea 1983-’84.
Contact at FRGRP@aol.com
(Dear Col. Powell. No one knows any better then the Korean
War Veteran about being forgotten. I normally would not print
such a long letter and also a reply. The KWVA organized after
the Vietnam Veterans and our children woke us up. We started
from scratch. We now have about 16,000 members voicing our
causes and we are growing and getting the long overdue recognition
we deserved 50 years ago.
This organization gives membership to anyone that served in
Korea prior, during the war and after. We also allow membership
to veterans that served anywhere in the world during the
Korean War era. This association is your voice also. We will
proudly accept membership from the DMZ veterans from 1953 to
today and tomorrow for we are all brothers. We veterans of the
war are growing older and sincerely hope to see younger veterans
taking our place to remember all our sacrifices to make and
keep South Korea free. I took your letter seriously, now it is time
you and the younger veterans to step up to the plate and carry on
this great association. Editor.)
The Korean War Postal Stamp
In June of this year, a local newspaper did an article on me
and my efforts to locate the families and relatives of the
MIA/KIAs from Columbia County, NY. As a result of that article
I received a telephone call from Mr. Peter P. Cuva of
Madison, NJ who stated that he had copies of the original photograph
used by the United States Postal Service to produce the
stamp to honor Korean War Veterans. He asked if I would be
interested in receiving copies of the photograph, and of course I
said “yes.” I am sending you copies of what I received from Mr.
Cuva, along with other information relating to the efforts that
have been made to
identify the men in
the photograph, as
well as to the subjects
branch of service.
The individual in
the foreground was
originally identified
as Dick Bernard, a
United States
Marine. As you can
see by the attached
correspondence, Mr.
Bernard states “I
dont think it was
me.” A stamp collector
newsletter identifies
the group as an
“Army Medical
Platoon marching
from Chosin through
Funchillin Pass”.
David Douglas
Duncan, the photographer
states “I can
tell all of you flatly,
the man was not
Bernard.” First, the man was not even a Marine. He was a member
of a group of Puerto Rican soldiers who had been brought
north to act as a holding force.” Bernard, or any Marine looking
at a copy of my shot will instantly see that these are Latin-type
troopers (or South Korean in appearance) who are wearing fresh
gear, are obviously warm enough to be comfortable, not freezing
in the 30 degrees of that area when the Chinese were attacking the
reservoir.” Finally of course, not one trooper is wearing Marine
camouflage helmet covers. One must only look closely at the
original photograph to determine that these were not Marines”
The questions remain— who is the man in the picture? Were
the men in the column Marines or Army? Are any other men in
the column identifiable?
Is it possible that a reader, or readers of the Graybeards could
answer the questions? Anyone who can shed any light on this
mystery is asked to contact Thomas J. Flavin, NY State Dept.
KWVA, 33 Paul Street, East Greenbush, NY 12061_1006. Tel:
518-477-5593. I will of course share any information with the
Graybeards and Mr. Cuva.
He Was There
by Bridget Hecox
It has been fifty years since he has fought in Korea, but somehow,
Korea has always stayed with him. When he joined the
Army at seventeen, he was doing the right thing, helping out
Americans; he was going to be a hero. He never dreamt of this.
He did not look back with regret, but he often wondered. He
wondered what life would took like to someone who has never
shot at an enemy. He wondered what dreams other people have.
What filled their thoughts? Did they think of the orphans in
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Korea and wonder if they grew up? Did other people see the
world differently than him? When they saw the pictures he
shows, did they understand the destruction continued beyond the
three by five lens?
He would watch his dear and loving wife carefully dust his
medals and wondered if she realized what he saw there. There,
the generic term everyone used to describe the Korean War. The
government refused to even acknowledge it was a war; they
called it a Police Action. None of that mattered to him. He was
there. He knew it was a war. He saw the bloody destruction and
called it war. When he saw the cities leveled and the children cry
for their dead parents, he called it war. It was war to everyone in
Korea, as only war could cause this heartbreak. But to the people
at home, their boys were there.
When he fought, he tried to desensitize himself. The enemy
was just that, not a person, not a man. After all, the enemy stood
for Communism, Kim II-Sung, Mao, and Stalin. He did a good
job, too, and he fulfilled his orders to shoot at the Chinese from
his assigned hill, the famed “Pork Chop Hill.” He fought in the
“Punchbowl” and obeyed his officers. However, when he
returned to his barracks that occupied the site where the town of
Kumwha once stood, the soldier melted away and the man in him
yearned for peace. With every orphan that begged for food, he
longed more and more for a respite from the grief. He wished for
a one-size-fits-all solution that would take away the destruction
and fear. He wanted that happily ever after ending.
Receiving word that he could come home, he had been filled
with joy. At first he had been glad to help his country, but then it
was his turn to leave from there. He wanted to go home, to be
with his love, to start his life, and leave Korea behind. He did not
know that when he left, though, he would take a piece of Korea
with him. That experience there, it molded him. It gave him more
honor, and much more respect, and fifty years later, he knows it
made him a better man.
When his friends, upon his return, had asked where he had
been, he just shook his head in disbelief. When he told them he
had just returned from war, they did not know what to say. Often
he was asked, “Oh, is that still going on?” He felt frustrated, that
he could be there, watching friends die, seeing children abandoned,
trying his hardest to do his duty, while they sat around and
played their cards, oblivious to what was happening.
He has spoken of his time spent in Korea, to those who care
to learn. He told his kids and all their kids, but somehow it was
not the same. He could not get the feeling across and make them
understand. He knew that they were missing the point, but did not
know how to explain. As many times as he has tried to describe
war, he has been left with frustration. The listeners just cannot
comprehend what it was like. He knew that they could not travel
back into his memory with him; they could not see what he saw.
How could he describe war to fifteen-year-old kids? They could
not imagine, as much as they might try. But he did not stop,
because he knew his story was important. He has lived history,
and he is proud to say he was there. Hoping that one day one will
really comprehend, he continues to share his chronicles. Each
time the memories fade a bit more.
Last year he returned to South Korea, to complete this chapter
of his life. He had raised his kids and done his job, now it was
time. He had to go and touch and see what was left behind. He
needed to see the city of Chunchon, to know that it survived, and
see its people no longer living in shacks. He had to know that the
gangs of begging orphans to which he had given bread and
clothes were no more. In his mind they remained the street-hardened
children waiting for a chance. Logically he knew the war
was over, but subconsciously his heart held steadfast to the
notion that all was how he left it so many years ago. When he told
his family of his need, they offered to go along, but as the trip
grew more concrete, it became evident it was to be his alone.
He had always followed South Korea, in foreign affairs, and
when the nation succeeded, he felt that a tiny part of that success
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elonged to him. Arriving in Korea, he felt strangely at home.
Even though it had been many years, he felt as if he belonged. As
he traveled the country, he absorbed all he could. He shopped in
the busy towns where only rubble had been. He saw the
teenagers wander the streets, but this time instead of begging,
they were gossiping, giggling and singing. This beautiful land
atop the green hills was where he had fought. This was the
“Punchbowl” where he shot at the Chinese, but now he could not
imagine such destruction on this land. Seeing the annihilation
gone, and the people so happy and new, helped convince him that
it was over; he had done what he needed to do.
He watched children play In the streets of Kumwha and knew.
Traveling across the lovely land, he replaced the horrible bloody
memories with new, happy smiling ones, and when he packed his
suitcases for home, he filed away his war recollections in history,
where they belonged.
Now gazing at his wife, he feels changed. The medals she
dusts, they seem to be shinier. He clearly remembers the occasion
for each. He no longer feels his wartime action alienates
him. He feels a bond with men throughout the history of his
country. They are the veterans, those who risked their lives. He
sits back now and he ponders what he has done.
It is complete now; his work has been done. Knowing he
served his nation, peace has come to him. The war now has
bound him to Americans of the past, and he knows that in the
future, his descendants will proudly say that he fought for freedom,
and he helped freedom reign.
Bridget Hecox, April, 2000
The following note was also sent to the Editor:
Bridget Hecox, age 17, a senior at St. Louis Catholic High School
in Lake Charles, Louisiana, recently interviewed a Korean War veteran
as part of a school assignment. A copy of her report, entitled “He
Was There,” is enclosed. The insight into the mind of a Korean veteran
by a 17-year-old high school girl is remarkable, and I believe her
thoughts should be shared with other veterans. I have obtained Ms.
Hecox’s permission to publish her paper. Frank O. Pruitt, Captain,
formerly Commander, Tank Company, 223rd Regiment, 40th Infantry
Division, Korea.
Thank you Bridget and Frank for a special view on a revisit trip
that told a special story of memories. I have many more to print
as space allows but most talk about all the events.— Editor.
I remember Noel and the last time I saw him
All these past years, my conscious has not let me rest. Why
was I the only one to survive the Chosin Reservoir massacre. In
1986-7, I discovered another survivor from my 4th squad, he was
Luther Arnold, our squad-leader. Here’s a compact story of what
happen to Noel Edgars, and the last that I saw of him. Please forgive
me, for not giving you my story sooner.
Daniel Arellano
20618 Berendo Ave.
Torrance, CA 90502
P.S. If any of Noel’s relatives care to ask questions, I would
be more than happy to give them any help concerning Noel, that
I might know.
Korea, 1950 September
I still continue to relive, that hot tropical day of mid-September of
1950, when the troopers of Charlie Co., were rushing to get themselves
off the scary white sandy beaches of smoking Inchon Harbor. In the
brain cells of my mind, I can still hear Noel Edgars voice, it was so full
of awe and excitement. Noel, was finding it hard to believe, that he was
now a trooper, taking part in a real hostile beach-landing. A member of
a combat force, who’s duty was to kill other troopers of an invading
force.
Noel must of felt like the rest of us non-combatants, full of fear, but
anxious to get involved in a fire-fight with the Communist Invaders. As
Noel and I, were about to step off the soft white sandy beach, and onto
a solid dirt road that bordered the beaches of Inchon Harbor. Noel
Edgars, spoke these words of awe to me. Words, that will live in the
minute brain cells of my recording subconscious, till the end of my
mortal life.
Danny-san, we’re seeing a far-off Land, a Country, that people back
in the States, would pay thousands of dollars to see and vist. Dannysan,
we’re here in Korea for free, no charge at all. “
Three years later, September 1953; I, Danny-san, lone survivor of
my 4th squad, 1st platoon of Charlie Company, of the 1st battalion, of
the 32nd Regt. of the 7th Division am returning home to America. I survived
the uncivilized traumas of South and North Korea.
The last major battle of the 10th Corp, Army and Marines: 7th
Division units relieved units of the lst Marine Division, on the east
shores of the frozen Chosin reservoir. Our Army units advanced a few
more miles closer to the Yalu River, before digging in for a night of
freezing rest. All the Army units, that were dug-in on the east shores of
the Chosin reservoir, were surprised by a vast Chinese winter offensive.
The Chinese Communist Forces, delighted in the massacre of the Army
units, whose only mission, was to reach the shores of the wide frozen
over Yalu river, and set up defensive perimeters. After about 108 hours
of rear-guard duty against the Chinese Communist Forces, Task Force,
Colonel Mclean and Colonel Faith, attempted to fight their way back to
the 10th Corp’s main defensive perimeter ( Marines ) which was 8-10
miles South of our forward positions.
December 1, 1950 Chosin Reservoir: The mortal battle was very
fierce between the Chinese, and the American soldiers. An hour or two
into the bloody battle, Noel, was re-wounded. I picked up the machinegun,
and kept attacking the foes who were intend of annihilating all us
Americans, regardless of their loss in manpower. After fighting against
the Chinese all night, and into the gray of the next morning, December
2, 1950, I was wounded. No ammo to fire at the enemy, what troopers
were left to fight, were overrun, killed or captured by the Chinese.
Dear Ruth, and all of Noel’s living family. I have tried my best to discover
what finally happen to Noel, after he had been re-wounded. I’m
so sorry, I have no news of Noel’s life. I’m sure he was loaded onto one
of our ferrying trucks for the wounded. No trucks made it back to the
Marines defensive perimeter, but knowing Noel like I did. I’m sure he
died fighting, as he shot his 45 revolver at the attacking warriors of the
Yellow Horde.
“Farewell, my gallant foxhole Buddy, rest in peace.”
Danny-san
Cpl. Noel J. Edgars, 1st Bn, 32nd Regt., 7th Infantry Division
North Korea, died while missing.
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Defense POW/MIA Weekly Update
KOREAN WAR/COLD WAR
DOCUMENT FAMILY RESEARCH
July 25, 2000
North Korea
Repatriates 12
Sets of Remains
The remains
believed to be those of
12 American soldiers
missing since 1950
were returned to the United States July 22.
A joint U.S.-North Korean team found
the remains about 60 miles north of the
capital of Pyongyang. The area was the
scene of fierce fighting between U.S. and
Chinese forces in November 1950.
Bob Jones, deputy assistant secretary
of defense for POW/MIA Affairs, said he
was extremely pleased with the results of
the joint effort.
“These are very emotional affairs,”
Jones said during an interview. “We are
welcoming back to American soil individuals
who have been standing in the
defense of their country for over 50 years.
They have been lost and we are beginning
the process to return them to their loved
ones.”
The remains are believed to be those of
men who fought with the 1st Cavalry
Division, the 2nd Infantry Division and
the 25th Infantry Division. This brings the
total to 54 sets of remains repatriated from
North Korea since the effort started in
1996, said Larry Greer, a spokesman for
the POW/MIA office. Five sets of remains
have been identified and 10 others are in
the final stages of identification, DoD
officials said.
“Chances of identifying virtually every
one we find are pretty good,” Greer said.
“If, however, we need to use mitochondrial
DNA (to identify remains) and cannot
find a family link to a GI, it may make
identifications more difficult.”
But the remains from North Korea help
the identification process, said lab officials.
Most of those missing from Korea
are ground losses. U.S. officials interviewed
former prisoners of war and,
sometimes, the soldiers who “buried their
buddies in a battlefield situation,” Greer
said. This enabled the recovery teams to
pinpoint the locations to an extent.
The soil conditions in North Korea also
preserve the remains, lab officials said.
They said that in many cases forensic
researchers are working with complete
skeletons.
Another recovery team has moved into
North Korea to begin searching for other
sets of remains in the same general area,
Greer said. They will leave the country
Aug. 19.
More than 8,100 service members are
listed as missing from the Korean War.
Most of those were lost in the North.
Jones said the patient negotiations with
North Korea are starting to pay off. In
addition to the team already in North
Korea, four more teams are due to go in
this year.
“This is also a solid demonstration of
our nation’s commitment to those young
men and women in today’s armed force,
that this nation is committed to ensure —
no matter what the circumstances — that
we will do everything we can conceivably
do to return them home,” Jones said.
August 17, 2000
Remains of U.S. Servicemen
recovered in North Korea
Remains believed to be those of 14
American servicemen, missing in action
from the Korean War, will be repatriated
Saturday, Aug. 19, Korea time.
The remains will be flown on a U.S.
Air Force aircraft from Pyongyang, North
Korea, to Yokota Air Base, Japan, under
escort of a uniformed U.S. honor guard.
A United Nations Command repatriation
ceremony will be held at Yokota. The
following week the remains will be flown
to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
Following a U.S. Pacific Command ceremony
there, the remains will be transferred
to the U.S. Army Central
Identification Laboratory (CILHI) for
forensic examination and positive identification.
A joint U.S.-North Korean investigation
team recovered the remains, the
largest number recovered during a single
operation to date. The 20-person U.S.
team is composed primarily of specialists
from CILHI.
This recovery operation is the 14th in
North Korea since 1996. Three more are
scheduled for this year, with the fifth
operation scheduled to conclude on
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2000. Joint U.S. -
North Korean teams have recovered 26
sets of remains so far this year, surpassing
the total in any single, full year of operations.
Of the 88,000 U.S. service members
missing in action from all conflicts, more
than 8,100 are from the Korean War.
September 14, 2000
Remains of U.S. Servicemen
recovered in North Korea
Remains believed to be those of nine
Americans missing in action will be repatriated
Friday, Sept. 15, during National
POW/MIA Recognition Day. In a formal
ceremony at Pyongyang, North Korea,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
POW/Missing Personnel Affairs Robert
L. Jones will receive the remains, believed
to be those of U.S. servicemen missing in
action from the Korean War.
The remains will be flown on a U.S.
Air Force aircraft from Pyongyang to
Yokota Air Base, Japan, escorted by Jones
and a uniformed U.S. honor guard. A
United Nations Command (UNC) repatriation
ceremony will be held in Yokota,
then the remains will be flown to Hickam
Air Force Base, Hawaii. Following a U.S.
Pacific Command ceremony there, they
will be transferred to the U.S. Army
Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
(CILHI) for forensic examination and
positive identification.
A joint U.S.-North Korean investigation
team recovered the remains from former
battlefields in the North Korean counties
of Unsan and Kujang, approximately
60 miles north of Pyongyang. The 20-person
U.S. team is composed primarily of
specialists from CILHI.
This recovery operation is the 15th in
North Korea since 1996. Two more are
scheduled for this year. Joint U.S. - North
Korean teams have recovered 35 sets of
remains so far this year, and 77 since the
joint operations began.
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Family Updates
Family updates are held monthly in
cities across the U.S. This year marks the
fifth year that DPMO and other government
specialists have presented this updated
information to family members. Thus
far, approximately 1,700 families of missing
in action servicemen have attended
these meetings. At a recent update held in
Los Angeles, more than 130 family members
attended. This was the largest session
held since the beginning of the program.
These all-day Saturday briefings are
preceded by a Friday evening session
designed especially for veterans and members
of the general public. The Friday
briefings last approximately two hours,
and are open to the public.
Experts present information on the latest
technologies used to identify remains,
including mitochondrial DNA. Archival
research and other topics are also presented
to the families. At the end of the allday
sessions, families are invited to privately
review details of their own cases.
This initiative assists families who are
unable to travel to Washington, D.C. to
review their individual case files.
2000-2001 Family Update Schedule
Date
Location
Oct 21, 2000 ........Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 18..................Miami, FL
Jan 20, 2001 ........Las Vegas, NV
Feb 24 ..................San Francisco, CA
Mar 17 ..................San Antonio, TX
Apr 21 ..................Cheyenne, WY
May 19 ................Atlanta, GA
Aug 18 ................St. Paul, MN
Sept 15..................Providence, RI
Oct 20 ..................Orlando, FL
Nov 17..................Little Rock, AR
Submissions to The Graybeards
Readers are welcome to submit letters,
poems, articles, notes and stories
to The Graybeards for publication.
Submissions are selected for publication
on the basis of suitability, length,
and timeliness.
Opinions and comments published
are the sole responsibility of the
author. Official opinions of the Korean
War Veterans Association appear under
“Official Announcements.”
Recognition A Long Time Coming
By Audrey J. Reid
Many people do not realize
how hurtful it can be to those
of us who have been in military
service when we hear negative and
hostile opinions expressed by people
regarding women in the military.
Unless one has been in the
armed services and served as a
woman, it is impossible to have a
true picture of our experiences in
the military. During the Korean
War, I volunteered to serve my
country and my people. I did not do so
expecting special treatment or a glamorous
job. I believe most young women
who have signed on the dotted line have
felt the same way. Since the time of the
American Revolution, women have
worked hard to do their duty, ensuring our
freedoms and the democratic way of life.
Few women who serve receive
the acceptance and acknowledgment
they deserve.
Through the years, the roles of women
in the military have grown and changed
with the times, just like in the private sector.
With these changes came conflicts and
concerns. We have seen an abuse of power
by leadership in sensitive training areas
such as combat and aviation. Even though
women were not allowed to be in combat
areas during the two world wars, Korea
and Vietnam, there were women unavoidably
exposed, injured taken prisoner and
killed.
In the past, women were denied rank
and power in military service because
they had not served in combat units.
Through the years this has changed to
some degree. In truth, not all men have
served or will serve in combat units, yet
they have been allowed to rise through the
ranks at a higher rate. The argument
should not be about women in combat, but
helping men and women serve to their
highest potential in military service for
America. Let he or she be judged on qualifications
and performance, not gender.
It is extremely gratifying that our
young military service women (and men)
are speaking out on harassment and
abuse—and that all services are taking a
Audrey then, and now. Her beauty and duty are
still obvious.
firm stand on stopping it. In the past,
some of us who experienced such things
were too afraid to come forward or were
brushed off. When we were discharged,
some of us were poorly served by the VA
system and the veterans service organizations.
We felt compelled to explain our
service over and over again in order to be
accepted as real veterans. Even today, too
many people view real veterans as those
who served in combat or in combat units.
Although our VA system and service
organizations are now more accepting, it’s
been a long time coming.
Few women who serve receive the
acceptance and acknowledgment they
deserve. History books and learning institutions
make little mention of women’s
roles in military service. The media, when
they do cover military women, usually do
so in a controversial format There are so
many good things we have done and such
wonderful stories! That is why we are so
pleased about the national memorial in
Washington at the entrance of Arlington
Cemetery The Women’s Memorial gives
us, our families, friends and the nation the
opportunity to register our names and stories
for posterity.
September/October, 2000 Page 27

Korean War Veterans Association — Executive Council Meeting
Sheraton National Hotel
Arlington, VA July 25, 2000
Meeting convened at 9:00 am. Colors
posted by Tom Gaffney, Tom Clawson, and
Joe Pirrello. National Anthem sung by
Velma Sharp (Chaplain’s Wife). Invocation
by National Chaplain Irvin Sharp. Welcome
by President Harley J. Coon. National
Secretary Howard Camp called roll.
◆ Present: President Coon
◆ 1st Vice President Magill
◆ 2nd Vice President Cook
◆ Directors:
Morga, Tramonte, Edwards, Grygier, Van
Ort, Clawson, Danielson, Schilling, Jones,
Trousdale, Settle and un-excused absent C.
J. Rittenhouse.
National Secretary Howard Camp asked
for motion to approve March 25, 2000
Minutes.
Motion by Director Ed. Grygier,
Second by Bob Morga. Motion Passed.
Treasurer report by National Treasurer
Thomas J. Gregory. All bills paid and
$571,000 cash in CD’s, Savings and checking.
Motion to accept treasurer’s report
National Director Bill Van Ort, Second
by National Director Jack Edwards.
National Director Bob Morga questioned
why directors did not get a copy of the bank
statement. Answer that this is furnished to
finance committee.
Motion Passed.
Finance Report by National Director
Dorothy Schilling (Chair person). The
finance committee recommend that each
officer receive $400.00 per meeting (max
$800.00) for 1 year Appropriate the money
from the interest earned.
Motion to accept recommendation of
finance committee by National Director
Dorothy Schilling. Second by Jack
Edwards. Motion passed.
The finance committee recommend
$1,000.00 for Presidential expense the recommendation
amend to $2,000.00.
Motion to accept, National Director
Dorothy Schilling, Second by National
Director, John Settle. Motion Passed.
The finance committed recommended to
provide $10,000.00 for scholarship for 1
year. The KWVA to administer the funds
and the Grant corporation to select the
recipient. Appropriate the $10,000.00 from
interest money earned.
Motion to accept Finance committee
recommendation National Director
Dorothy Schilling, Second by 2nd V.
President Ken Cook.
Discussion: National Director Bob
Morga voiced opposition stating membership
voted not to give money to Grant
Corporation. National Director Morga continued
to oppose motion. National Director
John Settle opposed the motion stating the
money should go to NKWVAM&L
National Director Rusty Tramonte voiced
his option and National Director Ed Grygier
voiced his opposition, National Director
Bob Morga spoke again voicing his opposition.
Discussion lasted for approximately 25
minutes. Judge Advocate Sherman Pratt
ruled that if the board passed this motion it
would then have to be approved by the general
membership.
A roll call vote was taken, (Voting Yes)
1st. Vice President Ed Magill, 2nd Vice
President Ken Cook, National Director
Jack Edwards, National Director Tom
Clawson, National Director Richard
Danielson, National Director James
Jones, National Director Dorothy
Schilling, National Director Ted
Trousdale, (Voting No) National Director
Bob Morga, National Director Rusty
Tramonte, National Director John Settle,
National Director Ed Grygier.
(Abstaining National Director Bill Van
Ort)
Motion carried 8 Yes, 4 No and 1
abstention. (C. J. Rittenhouse unexcused
absent) Motion to accept
Finance report Passed.
President Coon requested support to
expel Ed Dailey for lying about No-Gun Re.
Motion to Expel Ed Dailey by National
Director Jack Edwards, Second by
National Director Rusty Tramonte.
Motion passed.
Motion To Expel Joseph Shearer for
falsifying his military record by National
Director James Jones, Second by 2nd
Vice President Ken Cook. Motion carried.
Motion to accept recommendation to
adopt resolution to extent term of officers
term from 2 to 3 years.
Motion by 1st Vice President Ken
Cook, Second by National Director
Rusty Tramonte to refer action to the Bylaws
committee. Motion Passed Yes 5,
No 3.
This action was refereed to the By-laws
committee.
A presentation by Chung Rodrigues concerning
Amerasion children.
Motion by National Director Rusty
Tramonte to support amending of public
law 97-359 to allow Amerasion children
in this country. Second by National
Director Tom Clawson. Motion Passed.
National Director Jack Edwards presented
the changes to the National KWVA bylaws.
No major changes but clarification
and wording of current by-laws.
Motion to accept the changes by
National Director Tom Clawson, Second
by National Director Richard Danielson.
Motion Carried.
A motion to present a plaque to Peter
Jennings of ABC TV World Reach
Tonight for his excerpts on Korean War
by National Director Bob Morga, Second
by National Director Richard Danielson.
2nd Vice President Ken Cook stated
some plaques have already been made
up. Motion Passed.
A motion by National Director Tom
Clawson to donate $10,000 to the Korean
War Museum in Tuscola, IL was referred
to the finance committee for further
study, Second by National Director John
Settle. Motion Passed.
Committee Reports
■ Reunion Report by Jack Cloman, He
stated the times for each event and what
time the busses would board and leave. also
reported on any changes on the schedule.
■ Revisit Program by: Warren Weidhahn
explained the cuts in the quota and possible
revisits.
■ Report by Bill Van Ort on the Education
Grants.
■ Report by Graybeard Editor Vincent
Krepps.
■ Report by Membership and Chapter formation
program Jerry Lake. He stated we
have several new chapters totaling the
KWVA to over 200 chapters.
Election Results will be given at general
membership meeting by National Director
Richard Danielson.
Motion to adjourn at 3:30 PM. Motion
carried.
Respectively Submitted by National
Secretary Howard W. Camp
Presidents Note:
Any corrections will be made at the next
Executive Council meeting.
Next Executive Council Meeting March
24, 2001 At Tuscola, IL. Starting at 8:30
AM.
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KWVA 5oth Commemorative Events
Picture below shows a portion of the honored group
including right to left Ainslee R. Ferdie, Legrand
Turcotte (Miami) , Ray White (DelRay Beach) and his
wife Bobbi White.
The other Korean Veterans in attendance were; Walter
Glass, Warne Clarke, Morris Fasberg, Lonnie L.
Williams, Elisha E. Smith, Jr., Bob McKibben, Jose G.
Ortiz, Jose T. Ledford, Caesar A. Vasquez, Idas
Steward, Nathaniel Wilcox, Dewey L. Wilkerson,
Richard Neugesser, Ray White, John Uhrich, Jr., Carl
Laks, Gerald McGinley, Robert Tibbs, Warren Zundell,
Frank Porvaznik, Donald Wallen, A.J. Camoesas, Roy
Levi, Harry Reifenberg, Luis Cruz, Al Spadafora, A1
Losito, Ted Cedro, John Bowers, Elijah Smith, Dutch
Rathjens, Kenneth Cutler,Reginald Colley, Edward
Gillette, Jacob Maldonado, John Mullin, Lester
Rosenberg, and Tom Kapple.
On July 31, 2000 General Charles Wilhelm Commander of
South Com., honored 43 Korean War Veterans at a ceremonial
review. The general greeted each Veteran personally presenting
a DOD commemorative Coin, and his personal South Com.
Commemorative Coin. Picture shows General Wilhelm greeting
Ainslee R. Ferdie, President Miami-Dade Chapter #110 and
National Korean War Remembrance Chairman of the Jewish
War Veterans
50th Anniversary
of the beginning
of the Korean War
in Seoul, Korea on
June 25, 2000.
Shown on left
Harley Coon,
KWVA President
and Barney
O’Brien.
August 3, 2000 Republican National Convention Philadelphia, PA. On left Mike
Dewine, United States Senator and Harley J. Coon, National President. Maryland
Chapter KWVA Color Guard posted the colors. (See Chapter Affairs this issue.)
September/October, 2000 Page 29

Reunions...
The 11th Engineer (Combat) Bn. Ass’n
held their 7th Annual Reunion at the
Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky, during
October 7 to 11, 1999 with 40 members,
32 wives and 11 guests attending.
The members came from 23 states with
one member traveling from Germany.
Included in our guest listing was Col.
Barnett Sledge USA(Ret), our guest
speaker, who came with his wife Polly.
Barnett served in the 11th Engineers in
Panama during 1941/43.
The 11th Engineer Bn. Ass’n will hold
their 8th annual reunion in San Antonio,
TX on September 21 thru 24, 2000. All
past or current members of the battalion
are invited to attend.
For information contact our Secretary
Fred Boelsche, 54 Edstan Drive,
Moonachie, NJ 07074-1239. Tel: 201-
641-5828
The 11th Engineers Combat Battalion Association. Shown in photo: First row (left to right): Delmar
R. Thornton, Ernie Reeves, Dutch Heiney, Fred Boelsche, Raymond G. Hacker, Edward C. Robillard,
Merrill R. Hermanson, Charles L. Scott, Carl F. Baswell. Second row (left to right): Barnett Sledge,
Russ Meredith, Lynn George, Lawrence Lundquist, Melvin Fiegen, Ronald Keech, Edward McEniry,
Billy Boyce, Jim Loose. Third row (left to right): Ernie Seymour, John Latham, Len Pavell, Jim Bell,
Joe Clem, Jim Tolley, Devereaux Cannon, Leon Bowen, Fred Boehle. Fourth row (left to right): Dave
Schouweimer, Bill Van Ort, Dominick E. (Spike) Mazza, Jessie Lunsford, J. Wesley Blackmer, James
Wyatt, Gene Bowler, Sam Ealey, Sr., Richard H. Taylor.
THE REUNION
They meet again, these old men.
They shake hands, they embrace as
only old men can, without the selfconsciousness
of youth. Their women
stand behind them, watching these old
men briefly flashback: to their young
years, then, they too greet each other.
Smiles break out. The noise increases as
slaps on the back and stomping of feet
join the hoots and hollers. O1d bent backs
strain erect as eyes look out over the
heads in search of familiar faces and grins
break: the craggy faces as recognition
sets in. Too many years have gone by. It’s
been too long.
How they can identify one another
defies all logic. They were so young
when they first met and then they were
together for just a short time —only two
years really. Perhaps their association
was short-lived but the bonding took
place under the most trying of circumstances.
They first met forty eight years
ago. They met during the second Korean
winter in a place called Kumsong. When
they met they all had hair and their voices
were strong and their backs were
straight. Now, all that has changed —
How they can identify one another defies all logic. They were
so young when they first met and then they were together for
just a short time —only two years really.
except for their eyes. Their eyes still have
that “give them hell” look. Their eyes
reflect still that aura of invincibility
which only the young innocently wrap
themselves in.
“Hey CR,” “Arbie,” “Arnie,” “Sarg,”
and similar names are flung over the
heads and across the hotel’s lobby. “How
the hell did you recognize me” is a frequent
question. “Your eyes and your
smile” was a popular answer. “Meet the
Misses.” “Meet mine.” “Have you seen
the Lieutenant?’’
Slowly the men break off into small
groups. Some at the bar, others around a
table at the restaurant. Their conversations
restrained by the presence of ladies,
the men try to bring their foxhole buddies
up-to-date. Attempt in thirty minutes to
tell a forty-eight-year-long story. Later
when the ladies have retired to the powder
room the men recall their stories in
more earthy language. Stories which have
taken so many twists and turns since their
actual happening half a century ago.
Laughter and good feelings are in abundance.
The business part of the 224th
Regiment Association is tolerated and
dealt with and the serious remembrances
are carried out in solemn fashion. The
tours to the military bases and the reunion
city’s tourist traps are enjoyed as well as
the final banquet. It was the Company
Dinner, which brought out the most emotions.
Only about. twenty members of Tank
Company have shown up. Most did not
come because of health reasons and some
are absent because they have passed away
since the last reunion. It is this last missing
group which evokes a quietness from
this small group of old warriors. What
Korea had been unable to do, time was
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taking care of. In that moment of reflection
all of us knew that the next reunion
might very well be missing us. That.
knowledge did not make us sad but rather
more cognizant of how precious we have
become to one another. Every person
there and those who had already
answered God’s roll call had shared nine
fantastic months in Korea. Nine months
which had reshaped our perspective on
life forever. Shared an experience which
had driven home not only the concepts of
honor, loyalty and country, but most
importantly the meaning of mutual
dependence.
This October the Regiment will
reunite again. There will be fewer of us
around the table at the Company dinner,
but in a deeper sense all “the guys” will
be there. In Korea, fearand purpose wove
a bond, a braid of unity which even death
is unable to unravel. “See you at the next
reunion guys.”
In loving memory of CR Walker,
Tank Co., 224th Inf., 40th Div.
Arnold Muniz LR20916,
214 Vivian Ln.
San Antonio, TX 78201
(Arnold, I just had to print these beautiful
meaningful words. I even feel guilty
now for missing my battalion reunion. I
hope many read your work of art and
rethink about going to an upcoming
reunion or one in the future. Thank you
for your kind words about the
Graybeards and the loss of my brother. If
telling his story inspired you to write
these special feelings then Richard and I
both thank you. You are special.)
Korean War Veterans Educational
Grant Corporation
By Bill Van Ort,
KWVEG & National
Director
The KWVEGC is
again accepting
applications for college
grants that will
become available for
the 2001-2002 school term. Eligibility for
these grants must be consistent with our
bylaws.
Applicants or sponsors have two (2)
ways to receive application forms. The
first (1) way is to “down load” off the
Internet. If you have a computer or have
accessibility to one, click on to www.agohio-state.edu/~natres/KWVEGC.html
and you will have the forms in front of
Shown above is Col. Robert H. Kies, USA (ret), Selections Committee
Chair; President Bill Van Ort, holding the Plaque; CDR Charles F. Cole,
USNR (ret), Secretary and LTC Hansel C. Hall, USAF (ret), Treasurer and
CFO. Missing from the picture were Col. Robert A. Henderson, USMC
(ret), Dr. Donald G. Baker, PhD, Richard L. Adams, Directors and Henry V.
Cleary, Corporation Counsel.
you for your use. The second (2) way is to
send a business size, preaddressed,
stamped envelope with $0.55 postage for
each application. Mail requests to:
KWVEGC, 8968 Thomas Drive,
Woodbury, MN 55125-7602 and the
application forms (4) will be returned by
U. S. Mail.
During the meeting of the Executive
Council of the KWVA, held at the
Sheraton National Hotel, in Arlington, VA
on 25 July 2000, the Board of Directors of
the KWVEGC met with members of the
KWVA, answering questions and explaining
their position on education.
At the Annual Meeting of the
KWVEGC, A Plaque was presented to
Bill Van Ort by the Board of Directors of
the Korean War
Veterans Educational
Grant Corporation. It
stated, “For extraordinary
service and dedication
toward the education
of the descendants
of Korean War
veterans” dated, this
July, 2000. The
Plaque was authored
by members of the
Board of Directors,
plus the Corporate
Counsel.
“...for the Children
of our Sacrifice…”
Death Notice of a Member of KWVA
The following notice is submitted for publication:
Name of deceased __________________________________________________
Date of death ______________________________________________________
Department/Chapter__________________________________________________
Home of record ____________________________________________________
Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard
Other ____________________________________________________________
Primary Unit of service during Korean War
Submitted by ______________________________________________________
Relationship to deceased ______________________________________________
Send to: Membership, P.O. Box 10806, Arlington, VA 22210
“We Called It War”
A book about one man’s rifle platoon
against the Chinese and North
Korean Communists in the Korean
War. This is a book that tells it like it
was on the battlefront of Korea.
To order, send $11.95 plus $2.50
for S & H to:
Denzil Batson
158 Brooks Street
Republic, MO 65738
You may order by phone at:
417-732-7423 or email at:
BatsonDenz@aol.com
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KWVA 5oth Comm
Virginia Military Institute
Dr. and Col. Paul G.
Pierpaoli, VMI History
Department and organizer
of the institute’s 50th
Anniversary Korean War
Symposium held at
Lexington, VA on Sept.
13-16, 2000. On his right
is Bgen Uzal W. Ent,
author of “Fighting on the
Brink,” a detailed account
of the Pusan perimeter
struggle. KWVA Judge
Advocate Sherman Pratt
is on his left.
(Top) Reviewing officials for the Virginia Military Institute retreat parade in honor of Korean War Veterans
at the institute’s Sept. 13-16 , 2000 50th Anniversary commemorative Symposium. Honor guest General
Walton H. Walker, Jr. is second from left, Bgen Edwin H. Simmons, (USMC Ret) second from right and
Bgen Uzal W. Ent, author of the recently released book “Fighting on the Brink,” on the right.
(Below) Cadet band and troops of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, VA pass in review in honor
of Korean War Vets during the September 13-16, 2000 50th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium.
The symposium was organized and led by VMI History Department Professor Col. Paul G. Pierpaoli, and
featured numerous American, Korean, Chinese, and Russian speakers from both government and academia.
An honored guest was General Walton H. Walker, Jr., (USA-Ret). Among his many past positions,
General Walker was superintendent of VMI and also of the US Military Academy at West Point NY. The
General is the son of General Walton “Johnnie” Walker who was CG of the 8h Army in Korea until his
death on December 1950 in a jeep accident. One of the many speakers was Sherman Pratt who spoke
and participated in The Ground War – Combat Infantry in Korea panel discussion. Other panelists spoke
on the Origins of the Struggle, the War and International Diplomacy, the Air War, the Korean war “over
there” and “over here,” Vantage points from North Korea, China, Russia, and leadership in the Korean
War.
Langley Air Force Base
Al Ortiz (top) was the keynote speaker and representative of
all Korea War Veterans at a Retreat Ceremony at Langley Air
Force Base on July 13, 2000. Ortiz served with E Co., 179th
Inf. Reg., 45th Inf. Div.
The ceremony was hosted by General John P. Jumper,
(below) Commander, H.Q. Air Combat Command, Langley
AFB, VA., in honor of Korea War Veterans to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Korea.
The ceremony was highlighted by a spectacular “missing
man” fly-over. All of the approximately fifty Korea War
Veterans that attended received a commemorative pin, a cassette
tape, and a certificate. The commanders of the various
military service organizations received a plaque. Everyone
was treated to a pre and a post reception.
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emorative Events
Wright State University
St. Petersburg, FL.
Devil Rays Game
(Below) Honor Guard, KWVA,
Chapter #14, St. Petersburg, Florida,
presented the Colors at the Devil
Rays Baseball Game on June 27th to
honor the 50th Anniversary of the
Korean War. Shown l to r front row
Albert Ballschmidt, Robert Kunz, Ken
Milheiser (Seated). Back Row William
Miller, Henry Danilowski, Joe
Sheehan, Sam Farina, and Tom
Carrick.
(Right) First Pitch at Tropicana field in
Florida before start of Devil Rays
Baseball Game by Henry Danilowski
in honor of the 50th Anniversary of
the start of the Korean War.
(Top) September 7, 2000: Harley J. Coon meets with Colin Powell at Wright
State University. (Below) From the left, Thomas J. Gregory, KWVA National
Treasurer; Ohio Governor Taft, and Harley J. Coon KWVA National President
at Wright State University on September 7, 2000.
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Ridgefield Park, N.J., officials held a 50th anniversary observance of the start of the Korean War, on June 25, 2000. Selected as special honor guard was
the Chorwon Chapter Color Guard. Dick Bozzone,Commander, also delivered featured speech. Shown l to r: Bozzone, Bob Bramley, Arthur Warmbrand,
Steven Siciliato, Glenn Wershing, Andrew Demes and Sam Lutri.
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40 POW’s massacred
Monument dedicated at Waegwan, South Korea
Atrocity Hill 303 at Waegwan
2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry - Aug. 14-18
On the very northern flank of the
1st Cavalry Division was G/5th
Cavalry, on Hill 303. It was also
the northern flank anchor of the U.S.
Eighth Army. Just to the north was the left
flank of the ROK 1st Division. Hill 303 is
a hill mass which extends to the northeast
for almost two miles from the north edge
of Waegwan. Its top, about 950 feet high,
overlooks the Naktong for several miles;
its northern slopes actually come down to
the river’s bank. The hill top also dominates
the road and rail net from the town.
One road ran north and south along the
east bank of the Naktong. Another went
northeast through the mountains to Tabudong,
then on to Taegu. The main northsouth
rail line came in from the south to
Waegwan, crossed the river there, then
went on north from that point. Hill 303
also dominated the rail line for some distance.
The hill was key terrain in the area;
he who had Hill 303 had the area surrounding
it in control, militarily.
In a January 18, 1987 interview for The
Sunday Independent of Ashland,
Kentucky, CPL James M. Rudd, a member
of the Mortar Platoon, H/5th Cavalry,
and survivor of Hill 303, gave his account
of the events of Aug. 15-17, 1950. The
platoon asked for infantry help at the mortar
positions early on Aug. 15, and were
told that 60 South Koreans, under a LT
Pak would be sent to them. “A little later
we saw some Koreans. We called out ‘LT
Pak!’ and an officer answered us,” he
recalled. “Some of them had South
Korean markings on them.” Rudd said
there were between 45 and 60 of them. At
first, some of the Americans, including
Rudd, and Truman E. Purser, fired on the
Koreans. They were soon stopped by their
officer, who said the approaching troops
were the South Koreans he had asked for.
But as the troops got closer, the GIs realized
that the soldiers were North Koreans
because of their uniforms and that some of
them were carrying burp guns. At that
point, Rudd said, “We disobeyed and fired
again.” By this time, the enemy soldiers
Monument at Waegwan
This memorial is erected in memory of
those who survived and those who
gave the ultimate sacrifice in preserving
the peace and freedom of South Korea on
Hill 303
POW’s Killed in Action
Pvt Abott, Leroy Pvt Jacques, Leo W.
Pfc Bone, Leroy
Pfc Janhnke, Richard
Pvt Borst, Arthur W. Pfc Karaiseky, Raymond J.
Sgt Briley, Ray A. Pvt McKenzie, Herbert R.
Pfc Bristow, Benjamin Pvt Mlaskac, Milton J.
Pvt Causey, Billie J. Pvt Monifort, Houston
Pvt Collins, John W. Pvt Morden, Melvin W.
Pvt Dooley, Johnny K. 2Lt Newman, Cecil E. Jr.
Pvt Edwards, Cecil C. Pvt O’Brien, Robert J.
Pfc Feltner, Harlon C. Pfc Powell, Brook T.
Pvt Finnigan, Richard T. Pvt Reams, Bruce A.
Pvt Fletke, Kenneth G. Cpl Regney, Ernest Jr.
Pvt Garcia, Arthur S. Pfc Schuman, Walter
Pvt Hastings, Charles Pvt Semosky, George Jr.
Pfc Hernandez, Antonio Pfc Simmons, John W.
Pvt Herndon Joseph M. Cpl Tangman, Glen L.
Pvt Hilgerson, John J. Jr. Pfc Tavares, Tony
Pvt Hogan, Billy R. Pvt Trammel, William D
Pvt Huffman, Glenn E. Cpl Williams, William M.
Sgt Humes, Robert A. Cpl Zimniuch, Siegfried S.
Survivors
CPL Day, Ray L.
PVT Manring, Roy
PFC Purser,Trenon E. PVT Ryan, Fredrick
PVT Rudd, James M. .
were on top of the mortar men. Rudd and
Purser re-opened fire, but it was too late.
Purser took an enemy bullet which
entered the top of his shoulder and “came
out of his body,” said Rudd. As Rudd
grabbed his aid packet to help Purser,
enemy soldiers appeared, pointing their
guns into his foxhole. At first, Purser held
fast to his rifle, until Rudd was able to pry
it from his hands. Rudd recalled that 37
men from his platoon were captured then
and another five from Co. G later on. The
men’s hands were tied with communications
wire, then they were tied together
into a line. Their shoes, and in some cases,
trousers were taken from the men and they
were marched off. As they stumbled
along, SGT Ray A. Briley fell over a bluff
and had to be pulled back by the others
tied to him.
The lieutenant (identified by Gerald
Gingery as a LT Hudspeth) succeeded in
loosening the wire bands and escaped.
But, according to Gingery, the lieutenant
disappeared. Rudd said that the officer’s
bullet-ridden body was found tied to the
front of a jeep in a nearby town. Rudd said
that the enemy found the bindings slack
on three other men, who they beat with
shovels and rifles, then led away and shot.
“I got crazy mad and told them in
English, ‘If you S.O.B.s will untie me, I’ll
bite your throats out!’” Rudd thought they
would kill him for this outburst, but nothing
happened. The enemy marched the
prisoners around on the hill. “My feet
were cut to pieces, marching barefoot,”
Rudd said. “I still had my pants, but my
arms were cut from the wire. I was a long
time getting feeling back in them. “They
gave us no water, and the only food was
two apples. They started at one end [of the
line of prisoners] and held them out for us
to take a bite apiece. I was near the end
and got a bite of core. They tormented us,
ate in front of us and poured water out on
the ground.” Men who had to relieve
themselves had to go in their trousers.
On Aug. 16, CPL Roy L. Day Jr., one
of the prisoners who spoke Japanese, conversed
with one of the guards. He overheard
a North Korean lieutenant that afternoon
say that if the Americans got too
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close they would kill
the prisoners. That
night enemy soldiers
took five of the prisoners
away and the others
did not know what
happened to them.
During a rest stop, the
guards rifled the prisoner’s
pockets, throwing
away what they
didn’t want. PFC
Benjamin
knew Rudd could
speak some Japanese. He asked Rudd to
get his fiancée’s picture back from the
guards. Rudd asked a guard, who picked
up the picture and put it in Bristow’s shirt
pocket.
Several other prisoners asked Rudd to
talk to the guard about allowing them to
have a cigarette. To Rudd’s amazement,
the guard responded in English. He had
learned English from missionaries, who
had raised him in North Korea. The guard
said he was a Christian, who had been
forced into the North Korean Army when
the lives of his family were threatened. He
also said that he purposely missed U.S.
soldiers in fire fights.
Rudd remembered that two other
guards came up as they talked, knocked
the cigarettes from the prisoners’ mouths,
and berated the man for his kindness to
the Americans. When the two men left,
the guard relit the cigarettes. The two
guards returned, knocked the cigarettes
from the prisoners’ mouths again, took the
friendly guard aside and shot him dead.
The friendly guard told Rudd his name,
but neither Rudd or any of the other survivors
of the massacre on Hill 303
remembered it. While all this was happening,
back at the scene of the massacre,
Roy Manring managed to crawl away and
down Hill 303, where he was found and
treated. He told of the massacre. Orders
were given for LT Paul Kelly to take his
I&R Platoon and investigate. The platoon
set out in nine jeeps, with Chaplain A. M.
Kiner, who had insisted on coming along.
The little column went through the deserted
and burning Waegwan. At the edge of
town, the jeeps were stopped, the men
spread out and began their ascent of Hill
303. As they advanced, they first smelled
the sweetish odor of the dead. The bodies
Bristow Approach to monument site and location of massacre.
of two dead GIs were found, killed by the
attacking enemy. Then the platoon found
the gully of death.
Charles and Eugene Jones in the book
“The Faces of War”, write a graphic
depiction of the scene: “The boys lay
packed tightly, shoulder to shoulder, lying
on their sides, curled like babies sleeping
in the sun. Their feet, bloodied and bare,
from walking on the rocks, stuck out
stiffly.…”Features were gray-green and
waxen ....”All had hands tied behind their
backs, some with cord, others with regular
government issue Army communication
wire. Only a few hands were clenched.
Bullet holes as if put on with black paint,
dotted and evenly spaced, crisscrossed the
backs.”
Chaplain Kiner knelt and performed
the last rites for the dead soldiers. LT
Kelly and his men looked on grimly,
sadly. Some swore at the enemy, and
wept. One soldier found the body of the
lieutenant he had once driven for. The
fondness he had for the dead officer was
in his face and his actions, as he sat and
mourned. Another soldier came to the
grieving man and caressed the back of his
neck with his hand. The BAR on his
shoulder slipped to the ground. “Ah,
Christ, Harry, he ain’t alone,” he murmured,
consolingly, “they’re with him.”
Three enemy soldiers who had knowledge
of the massacre were captured. They
were Chong Myong Tok, Kim Kown Taek
and Heo Chang Keun. Day and Rudd
were able to identify the North Korean
officer who ordered the killing. He had
been captured by U.S. troops. Rudd had to
be restrained from attacking and killing
the officer.
The execution of American prisoners
by the enemy prompted GEN MacArthur
Fred Ryan (l) and Roy Manring (r) are with
Korean officials at memorial. They are survivors
of the Waegwan Massacre.
Color Guard at Waegwan Massacre Monument
Dedication in South Korea.
to broadcast an announcement to the
North Korean Army and have leaflets prepared,
addressed to the Commander-inchief
of the Armed Forces of North Korea.
The leaflet was dropped over North Korea
in large numbers. MacArthur ended his
message thusly:
Inertia on your part and on the part of
your senior field commanders in the discharge
of this grave and universally recognized
command responsibility may
only be construed as a condonation and
encouragement of such outrage, for which
if not promptly corrected I shall hold you
and your commanders criminally accountable
under the rules and precedents of
war.
(Thank you Dan Harrington for the photos
and letter. I just had to look up a little
history of this event for I remember hearing
about it after I arrived in Korea 16th
August, 1950. The above history came
from Gen Ent’s book called “Fighting on
the Brink” which was reviewed in the
July.-Aug 1998 Graybeards. The book can
be purchased from Turner Publishing Co.
A great book.)
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Phase 2
4 color
CD provided
United States Army Center of Military History
Design and layout: John Birmingham
Chronology: Beth Mackenzie
Text: John Elsberg
URL: korea50.army.mil

Phase 2
4 color
CD provided
The Korean War Veterans Association wishes to extend its sincere
gatatiude to Soldiers magazine for allowing us to reprint the four
Phases of the Korean War published in the May 2000 issue of
Soldiers. The remaining phases will follow in later issues.

Chapter Affairs
South Suburban Chapter #23 of Illinois
Missouri Chapter #2
On June 25th the KWVA had a memorial service at our memorial in
Springfield, IL. Our Color Guard took part in The Flag Ceremony. Shown
left to right are Paul Guerrer, Gene Rydecki, Art Schultz, Al Schaffenberger,
Gene Budzie, Woon Young Seo and Jay Pritchett.
Chapter Banner leading Memorial Day Parade in Kansas City, MO. Tom
Welsh on left and Commander Paul Wolfgeher on right.
At Memorial Day Ceremonies
Congresswoman Karen
McCanthy of the 5th District is
presenting Chapter
Commander Paul Wolfgeher
with 50th Ceremonial Flag
along with a box of lapel or
hat pins.
On June 7th the village of Tinley Park had a musical concert for all the
Korean War Veterans. Shown in photo left to right are Rich Witt, Paul
Guerrero, Art Schultz, Woon Young Seo. Second row John Labok, Gene
Rydecki and Frank Deglomine. This is our Color Guard for the event.
We heard that
they needed a
pop corn
machine so we
sold daisies to
raise the money.
The people were
very generous
when we told
them that the
money was to
buy a pop corn
machine for the
veterans home.
In photo on left
kneeling is Walter Kastner, behind him is Paul Guerrero, then Chuck Quinn.
On right Al Shaffenberger, then Jay Pritchett and Art Schultz.
(Thank you Paul for photo and letter. We are proud of what all
of you are doing in your chapter. Great looking Color Guard.)
Missouri Chapter 2, Officers for the year 2001: Commander Paul
A. Wolfgeher, 1st Vice Al Lemieux, 2nd Vice Frank Rice,
Fiancial Officer Hugh De Witt, Quartermaster Spencer Hecox,
Chaplain Cecil Kibbey, Historian Chep Alonzo, MIA/POW Ed
Slater and Richard Cones, Judge Advocate Dan Land, VAVS
Rep. Frank Rice, VAVS Asst. Ron McKinney, VAVS Asst. Don
Morris, VAVS Asst. Paul A. Wolfgeher, Entertainment John
Kessler, Public Information Officer Tom Walsh, Sergeant At
Arms James McGuire and Adjutant Bob Rhodes.
(Thank you Paul for photos and letter. We wish all of you much
success in the years ahead and the best of health for all of you
and your members.)
Lake County Chapter #169 of Florida
Thursday July 27, 2000 the Korean War Armistice was
remembered in ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial Park, The
Villages, Florida. A highlight of the festivities was the reading of
an essay titled “Let Freedom Ring” dedicated to Joseph
Madeline, President of Lake County Chapter # 169, Korean War
Veterans Association and written by his proud granddaughter
Jennifer Ivey. The 14- year old is a freshman at Cowpens High
School, Paeolet Mills, S.C. and had to return home before the
ceremonies and could not personally deliver tribute to the veterans
of the Korean War. James Rogan read her tribute.
The Chapter will host a car show November 12th at the Citrus
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July 27, 2000 ceremonies remembering the Korean War Armistice 47
years ago, at The Villages, Florida. Shown (l to r) Lake County Chapter
169 , KWVA members Arthur Dube, Paul Russell and Jackie Gleason
Tower, Clermont. All monies received will be dedicated to the
Chapter’s education fund. Chapter members will be involved
teaching our youngsters of the sacrifices made by Americans in
the creation and defense of our great country. Pamphlets and
other educational materials will be purchased and distributed to
the participants.
Conley Kidd of Fruitland Park was appointed Chapter
Entertainment Chairman by President Madeline. Mr. Kidd was
responsible for the planning and implementation of the Chapters
successful family picnic meeting at Hickory Point State Park,
Taveres this past April. He is looking into the feasibility of the
members and their families taking a trip to Homosassa Springs
this October.
(Thank you Joseph for photo and letter. We also thank Jennifer
for remembering her grandfather. Keep up the good work in
remembering our war and our veterans in Florida.)
Members of our Chapter Standing (rear) Ron Regan, middle, left to right)
Carol Becker, Chapter Historian, Isiah Hatcher, Chapter Sgt-at Arms, Paul
Russell and Mrs. Isiah Hatcher, (front left to right) Arthur Dube (Ass’t
Honor Guard Cmdr) holding Chapter Mascot Sgt. Elmo and Ray Wilkinson,
Chapter QM. Carol Becker is a Gold Star Widow and Arthur Dube and Paul
Russell had brothers killed in action in Korea. (Thank you Joe Turner for
photo and letter. We will try to print other photos in a later issue. A good
looking group of people.)
Eagle Chapter of New York.
Tom Gaffney, (standing with cap) President FL. Dept., KWVA standing with
Director Joe Turner. Other Chapter members are seated around the table at
meeting/picnic in Hickory State Park, Tavares, FL .
TOP: Color Guard of the Rockland County Eagle Chapter. They do
Graveside Services and march in many parades. BELOW: This may be
another photo of the Color Guard.—Ed.
(I am hoping both or at least one of these photos was sent in by Rocco
Marcarelli. I have two letters. One asking me why I did not print his first
photo and another asking me to print both photos. Sometimes things do
go astray and it would help if some identifying label or non transferable
identification of those in the photo were on the back. If the photos above
are mislabeled please let me know. Editor.)
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Missouri Chapter #1
Chorwon Chapter of New Jersey
Photo of Missouri Chapters 1, 3 and 4 preparing to post the colors on
June 25, 2000 at a St. Louis Cardinal Baseball game. (Thank you Don
Gutmann for photo and letter. A good looking group of veterans. We are
very proud of each of you and the chapters.)
Central Massachusetts Chapter #36
George Shepard, Commander, Korean War Veterans of Central
Massachusetts Chapter, presents the Junior ROTC Heritage Award to Cadet
Scott Quinn of the Burncoat High School Air Force Junior ROTC,
Worcester, MA. This award is presented annually by the Chapter to the
cadet who shows an interest in our history and an appreciation for the tradition
of service to our nation.
Dick Bozzone, right, Commander of Chorwon Chapter of NJ stands with
Bergen County, NJ executive William Schuber, in front of the “Wall Of
Honor” at the County Court House. The County Officials agreed to display
at Bozzone’s request a complete set of the Dept. of Defense posters distributed
to Commemorative Communities of which Chorwon Chapter was
first to be certified.
The posters were framed by the County in specially made frames. They
will be on display for several months so that visitors will be able to view
the history of the Korean War.
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Mayor George Fordyce,
center, presents
Municipal Citation to
Chorwon Chapter
Commander Dick
Bozzone at June 25th
ceremony held in
Ridgefield Park. The
observance attracted
250 residents and veterans
and the Chorwon
Chapter was selected
as the “Honor Guard”
and Bozzone was guest
speaker. Oswald Weber,
right, WWII veteran,
was chairman of the
event. (Thank you Dick
for photos and letters
of special events.)
Sunshine State Chapter #159 of Florida
Central Massachusetts Chapter
color guard at the May 28,
2000, Worcester, MA. Water
Ceremony. The ceremony is
held each year in honor of
those lost at sea in the service
of our country. (left to right)
Jim Lazaro, Earl Bellville, and
Bob Rutter.
(Thank you Robert Rutter for
photos and letter. Super Color
Guard and a special event honoring
cadets of the ROTC.)
June 25, at the Court of Honor a ceremony was held remembering the
50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.
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Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway Chapter of
Pennsylvania
The Sunshine State Chapter Honor Guard preparing to post Colors prior to
start of program.
Chapter Color Guard at Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game honoring Korean
War Veterans on the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.
At the Fallen Soldier display shown left to right are Jack Sumser and Jack
Edwards, Chapter President. (Thank you Jack for the photos and remembering
all of our veterans on that special day. A great looking Honor Guard.)
Central Long Island Chapter of NY
Shown left to right are Patty L. O’Hara, Robert D. O’Hara, Pirate team mascot
and Robert E. Medberry at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA.
On June 10th at our Flag Retirement Program we burned old and damaged
flags. The veterans shown in photo left to right are Artie Adenolfi, Bill Madi,
John Purificato, John Gaughram. Paul Zerafa, Joe Horton, Sal Scarlato and
Bob Morga. (Thanks John Graughran, Sr. for photo and letter. I hope the
spelling of the names are correct. I am sure I would have spelled yours
wrong also if it was not on the letterhead. We try our best. Please print
them the next time.)
On June 24, 2000, the Pittsburgh Committee for the Commemoration of
the Korean War held a “Night of Patriotic Music” for the veterans of that
war. Shown in photo left to right are Lee, Eu Se Maj. Gen. (Ret.), Robert E.
Medberry and Kayla Medberry granddaughter. (Thanks Robert for the photos,
program and other items. We also thank Ed Stevens, President of
Chapter for his efforts to get members to participate in these events. A
job well done by all.)
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Gen. Raymond G. Davis Chapter of Georgia
applications; please call 843-567-2573 or write to KWVA
Chapter 185, 1977 Mendel Rivers Road, St. Stephen, S.C.
29479
(Thank you Patrick Sullivan for information on a new chapter.
We are proud of all your veterans for getting involved. Now
send me some photos of our veterans from South Carolina.)
North West Alabama Chapter II
On Saturday, 17 June, there was an 50th Year Commemorative Table-Talk
of the Korean War” at an AM Korean radio here in the Atlanta area. Shown
left to right are Byung Sung Ko (back to camera), Kwang Kim, Charles
Kim, President of radio station, Sammuel Lee, moderator, Gen. Raymond
Davis, Thaddeus Sobieski. Not shown in photo but participated are Ben
Malcom and Tom Cabaniss.
On 15 June, General John W. Hendrix, Commanding General, U.S. Army
Forces Command, hosted a parade and ceremony in honor of the Army’s
225th birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War. Twenty-four
Korean War veterans from the Raymond G. Davis chapter were honored
with medals, coins and pins in a ceremony on the parade field at Fort
McPherson here in Atlanta. Shown left to right are Mr. Gayden Thompson,
Deputy Undersecretary of the Army for International Affairs. Mr. Kwang-
Sok Ryu, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta shaking hands
with Mr. Thomas J. Woods. Others not identified. (Thank you Jim Conway
for photos and letters.)
The Low Country Chapter of South Carolina
The first chapter to be organized in South Carolina held their
first meeting in North Charleston on July 15th. It was well
attended by some current members and a goodly number of
interested veterans; many of whom accepted applications and
showed enthusiasm about being part of our organization. We
wish to invite all national members in South Carolina to join
with us to make this a vital chapter that our state can be proud
of. In addition, we ask that you tell your friends who qualify,
about us and get them involved also. For further information or
Above, the 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the beginning
of the Korean War was held on the Tuscumbia Courthouse steps. Shown in
photo are left to right Laverne Tate, George Ellis, Roweena Kilgore and
John Smallwood Chapter President. Below, Forty veterans and part of a
crowd of 200 plus that were at the courthouse to attend the ceremony.
(Thank you George for photos and letter. A great turnout for a special day.
Thanks also to your dedicated members.)
Greater Chicago Chapter of Illinois
The New Officers left to right are: Chuck Regus Chaplin, Niels Larson 1st
VP, Bill Stenberg Sgt. At Arms, Bill O’Brien Secretary, Sal Amati 2nd VP,
Don Glesell Treasurer , Bill Glennon Asst. Treasurer, Paul Leyva President
(not in photo due to illness). (Thank you Bill O’Brien for photo and letter.
We wish your chapter much success.)
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Tall Corn Chapter of Iowa
Maryland Chapter #33
Officers shown in photo are Robert Sutfin 2nd VP, Leland Staker 1st VP, Bill
Hartsock Judge Advocate and Sam Naomi President. Not in photo was
Secretary/Treasurer Laverne Padget.
Maryland Chapter, KWVA Color Guards at Republication National
Convention. The Guard posted the Colors at the beginning of the program
on August 10, 2000. Shown left to right are Harley Coon National
President, Sam Fielder, Vincent Krepps, Ed Ilgenfritz, Jack Cloman, Leroy
Thornton, Ray Glock Captain and Earl House. It was an honor to make the
KWVA known to America for we were shown on most major TV networks.
Hudson County Chapter #94 of New Jersey
Group photo of all members and officers that attended the chapters 2nd
meeting. (Thank you Sam for photos and update. I will be listing new
chapters from Jerry Lake’s report. We both thank you for your efforts. We
also hope to do a new chapter listing including addresses when it is
mailed to me by Nancy Monson.)
The Elk River Chapter of West Virginia
1st. Row (l to r) Virgil Eagle, Sgt. at Arms; Tom Martin, President; Bob
Smith, Director; Bob Parsons, VP; Charles Harley, Chaplain. 2nd row (l to
r) “Chet” Fleming, Director; Hoyt Newman, Director; Gene Bevell,
Secretary; Jack Hardman, Treasurer. This newest chapter to be organized
in W. VA came to life in June 2000. The chapter name is “Elk River
Chapter” and meets in Clendenin, W. VA. on the third Thursday of each
month at 7:00 pm. (Thank you for sending photo and letter. We wish all
your members much success. We look forward to seeing more photos.)
Korean War Veterans at groundbreaking ceremony for the New Jersey State
Korean War Monument in Atlantic City. Shown left to right in rear are Art
Colacino, John Fallon, Bob MacKnight, Al Czarnecki, Steve Mangione,
Frank Koelsch and John Ormsby. Front left is Joe Cassella, President.
Kneeling is Lou Giovanni then Dave Cata. (Thank you Larry Barulli for photo
of great looking veterans.)
Nassau County Chapter #1 of New York
The Korean War Essay Contest winner was Mary Kate
Castellani, of Massapequa High School. The contest, “The
Korean War: Turning Point in American and World History” was
sponsored to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning
of the Korean War. The contest was first announced at the
Long Island Council for Social Studies convention in October of
1999. Mary Kate Castellani is an eleventh grader honor student
and wants to major in communications when she attends college.
The Committee of judges consisted of Irwin Braun, Lou
Valeo, Mario Maggiulli, and Jack Sauter. The committee was
very impressed with the essays and the first prize was a unanimous
decision on the part of the judges. Jack Sauter, an author,
wrote, “I liked all the entries ...the mere fact that some students
took the time and energy in the research to explore what must
seem like the dark ages to a high school student, is remarkable
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Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, and Bong-Joo Kim, Office of Consulate
General of the Republic of Korea. Mr. Kim presented the new
Korean Service Medal to three Korean War Veterans: Delbert
Himebaugh, USAF; Paul D. Smith, USMC; Daniel Draheim,
USA. All are members of Chapter #131.
(Thank you Dan Draheim for photos)
The Korewan War Essay contest was announced at Massapequa High
School (L to R) Susan Woodbury, Social Studies Chairperson, Mary Kate
Castellani, Massapequa High School, contest winner, Irwin Braun, Korean
War Veterans Assn. and James J. Maloney, Principal. Honorable Mention:
Robert Lovaglio, Chaminade High School, Renee Plexousakis,
Massapequa High School.
in itself.” Tell-America Co-Chairman, Irwin Braun said, “we
were looking for a few good students. And we found them! We
hope that they will carry on our mission to inform Americans
about the importance of the Korean War. They all are a credit to
their high schools. “
(Thank you Irwin for the photo and letter. Mary Kate, we at
National KWVA are very proud of you and all that took part in
this event.)
Northwest Ohio Chapter #131
On July 1 & 2, 2000, a Korean War 50th Commemorative
Ceremony was held at GM Powertrain Park in Toledo, Ohio.
Union Local 14, along with KWVA Northwest Ohio Chapter
#131 and other veterans organizations, provided over 5,000 people
with military weapons, equipment and memorabilia.
Speakers included President Harley Coon, Maj. Gen. J.
Ronald Bowman USAR Ret., Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur,
Bong-Joo Kim, Office of Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, presenting
the Korean War Service Medal to Chapter #131 members Delbert
Himebaugh USAF, Paul D. Smith, USMC and President Daniel Draheim,
USA on July 2, 2000.
President Harley Coon and Maj. Gen. J. Ronald Bowman, USAR (Ret.) with
honor guard Dick Madrzykowski and Northwest Ohio Chapter #131 honor
guard after placing memorial wreath at eternal flame on July 1st in Toledo, OH.
Graybeards Copies
National KWVA President Harley Coon speaking at the 50th
Commemorative Ceremony, on July 1st, at Powertrain Park in Toledo, OH.
The requests for extra The Graybeards to support printing of
same was such a sucess, we will offer extra copies for every
issue on a first-come first-serve basis. For future issues, if
you wish to make sure your orders are filled, I must have
advanced payment.
The Graybeards is a great tool for the chapters in New
Membership and Tell America Programs. We request minimum
orders of 5 at $1 donation per copy plus $3.20 postage.
We can send up to 7 copies for $3.20 postage. For orders
above 7 copies or future issues, additional costs for postage
is $3.20 for each increment of 7 plus $1 per copy.
Example: if you wish to order a full year (7 copies each of 6
issues) then a check for $61.20 and your request is needed.—Editor.
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Texas Lone Star Chapter #76
Memorial Day at the Houston VA Cemetery was dedicated
this year to the Korean War Veterans. The Texas Lone Star
Chapter of Korean War Veterans participated in a depiction of the
19 soldiers shown in the National Korean Monument.
While the soldiers were coming out on patrol, Dr. Charles
Weigel with the South Texas School of Law, read a moving tribute
to the soldiers of that era. Chapter member Mr. Dan
Ammerman was the guest speaker for the day, former POW and
member, Billy Allen Brown, read the POW/MIA Ceremony.
Z.E. (Stoney) Stone
(Thank you Stoney for a great photo. Super idea for the event.)
Cenla Chapter 180 of Louisiana
Shown in the front row: Glen Cocrell, Bob Hart, Barney Baroff, Theo
McConnell, Jerry Holycross, and Harold Botts. In the second row: Milton
Crippin, John Spencer, Tom Crippin, Dick Nicoson, Dan Schlorff, John
Golden, and Charlie Wolters.
Chapter, being a family oriented group, is the most popular
Service Organization in the area. We have a breakfast Saturday
mornings, and at least one dinner a month. At our meetings, we
have a covered dish dinner prepared by the wives prior to the
meeting. All are attended by a majority of the chapter members.
(Thank you Milten Crippin for photo and letter. Keep up the
good job, sounds like you have super members and wives.)
West Bay Chapter 2 of Rhode Island
On 25th June 2000 we had a memorial service at Lusville Korean Baptist
Church. Representative Do Youngsuh from the Consulate General Republic
of Korea Office in Houston is shown handing South Korean Flag to Tag M.
Jensen Chapter President. (Thank you Tag for photo and letter. The Korean
Community always supports our chapter events and they always remember.)
Robert Wurtsbaugh Chapter of Illinois
Enclosed photo of The Robert Wurtsbaugh Chapter preparing
for the 4th July 2000 parade at Oakwood, Illinois. We are in
demand for parades in all the smaller towns around Danville as
they know we will show up, dressed and ready. Our Color Guard
and Ritual Team are the sharpest dressed in the area.
We have Army, AirForce, Navy and Marines in the Chapter
and all are equally proud to have been of service to our country.
At most of our parades we have public figures like State
Representative Judy Meyers, Bill Black and several others. Our
Shown in picture enclosed are Chapter 2 Treasurer Gil Darling (left) and
Judge Advocate Joe Guthrie (right) presenting the Korean Rose Of Sharon
flower and a pamphlet with statistics on the Korean War, to two officers of
the Westwood Estates Activities Bingo Committee, Mildred Killion (left) and
Marion Moran (right) along with the approximately 70 people who normally
attend a weekly Bingo, from which our Chapter has received one thousand
dollars during the past year. Some of this revenue has gone to purchase
two television sets for our States Veterans Hospital. (Thank you Walter
Greene for photo.)
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editor no later then the second week of the first month of that
issue. Example: September- October 2000 articles must be
received by editor no later then September 14. We print on a
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Suncoast Chapter #14 of Florida
There are two big things I remember. First was the many
salutes we received from “old timers,” some not able to stand and
many with white hair. I was genuinely touched, knowing that
they were also proud of their devoted service for freedom in
World War II. Second, was a Vietnam veteran (so his jacket said)
who arose as our truck approached. He leaned over his two sonsabout
6 and 8 years of age-and said, “Stand up, guys, and salute
some good men.” They did, with class! I’ll never forget those
three standing at attention as we rode by.
(Thank you William Odonnell for photos, program and other documents
about a great new chapter. We hope to see more photos.)
Western Massachusetts, Chapter 2000
Fund Raiser at Tropicana Field in St. Peterburg, FL. Shown operating concession
stand is left to right Doreen Peevers, Jim Peevers, Clarence
Dadswell, Al Ballschmidt, Rita Dadswell, Steve Hoemer, Bob Kunz and Al
De Stefano. (Thank you Clarence for photo and letter. Looks like a fun job
at the ballpark. A super way to raise funds and also tell America.)
Redwood Chapter #176 of California
Pleasant rememberances of a well-planned “Rhody” Parade
The Rhododendron Parade on Saturday, May 6 we won the
“Special Award” ribbon. Most of you fellows whom I’ve talked
to were like me-not quite accustomed to being applauded as our
float passed by. And I am also not used to being in an honored
spot as we Korean War vets were on the float. However, we
adjusted easily, and waved, smiled and talked to the spectators.
Plaque presentation. Shown left to right are Lionel Mettey Commander,
Evan Smith Post 337 Commander and Steven Bournique plaque maker.
Rhody Festival 2000 on April 29. Our chapter entry.
Chapter President
Bill Odonnell rides
in vintage car and
was one of the
Grand Marshals.
A group of chapter members at chapter meeting.
Our Korean War Veterans Association of Western
Massachusetts, Chapter 2000 was organized in April, we
received our charter on July 18, 2000. Officers are: Lionel
Mettey - Commander; Kenneth Usher, Sr. Vice Cmdr; George
Fredette -Jr. Vice Cmdr; George Gardner - Records; James
McInerney Finance Officer and Edwin Pajak - Secretary and
Anthony Ravosa - Judge Advocate. We currently have over 45
members. Our local newspapers and television stations cover our
activities.
Edwin M. Pajak, Secretary Western Massachusetts, Chapter,
18 Circle Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020-2705
(Thank you Edwin for photos and letter. I will do the other photos
in the Memorial Section in the next issue. You are off to a
great beginning, we wish your officers and members nothing but
the best. Wish we could print more of what was sent)
KWVA Members and Friends
Visit the KWVA web site at: HTTP://www.kwva.org
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Hawaii’s Korean War Veterans on the Go
The year 2000 was filled with many
Korean War related events which
kept Hawaii’s Korean War veterans
very busy. The month of April and July
saw the Chapter’s members cleaning and
maintaining the Korean and Vietnam War
Memorials. Every Thursday more than 25
members armed with hoses, weeders,
rags, detergent, rubbish bags weeded the
flower beds, raked leaves, watered plants
and polished the serpentine, pedestaled,
black, granite wall that bears the name of
456 names of Hawaii’s men who died in
the Korean War. A total of 400 volunteer
man hours was logged by the chapter.
Nick Nishimoto and Hawaii’s Ex-
Prisoners of War hosted a banquet on
Friday, April 7 at the Hale Koa Hotel in
commemoration of Ex-Prisoners of War
and those Missing In Action in the Korea
War. A vacant table for four with candles
was placed near the stage, signifying
those Missing In Action. Entertainment
was provided by the Korean community.
The commemoration continued on
Sunday, April 9 at the National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) with
a ceremony honoring the Ex-POWs and
the Missing In Action. The highlight of
the program was the Flyover Missing Man
Formation by the Hawaii’s Air National
Guard, 199th Fighter Squadron.
On Thursday, April 27 the University
of Hawaii Air Force ROTC honored
Korean War veterans by marching in
review for the veterans at Cooke Field,
University of Hawaii. Each veteran was
recognized with their names read over the
public address system. Hawaii’s Governor
Benjamin J. Cayetano gave an inspiring
speech thanking the veterans.
Refreshments were served after the ceremony
and ROTC cadets had the opportunity
to meet with Veterans.
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
and AT&T paid tribute to Hawaii’s
Korean War veterans on the evening of
May 14 by inviting them to a Combined
Military Band Concert at the Hawaii
Theater. The concert featured the bands
from the following services: 25th Infantry
Division (Light) Band, Marine Forces
Pacific Band, Pacific Fleet Band, Air
Force Band of the Pacific, United States
Coast Guard Band and the 111th Army
Veterans Clay Murakami, Robert Hamakwa, Chairman of Hawaii’s Comemoration Commission BG
Irwin Cocket, Ret. and Louis Baldovi on board the Korean Navy ship ROKS Ulchimmondunk.
Band, Hawaii Army
National Guard. More
than 400 veterans and
their guests attended
the concert. A reception
was held before
the concert.
At the Annual
Military Appreciation
Week Luncheon held
on May 17 at the
Waikiki Sheraton
Hotel, Korean War
Veterans Association,
Hawaii Chapter #1,
got a pleasant surprise
when it was recognized by the Chamber
of Commerce of Hawaii and Alexander &
Baldwin Foundation as the outstanding
veteran organization of 1999 for its services
to the community. Accepting “The
Aloha Spirit Award,” for the Chapter was
Louis Baldovi. Louis Baldovi was
stunned when he was also presented with
an individual “Aloha Spirit Award” for his
volunteer efforts in the veteran’s community.
Nearly 1,000 military and civilian
guests attended the luncheon.
On May 21 the Pacific Basin
Economic Council honored Korean War
veterans for their services by inviting
them to a banquet held at the Hilton
Hawaiian Village Hotel where they feasted
on a fabulous Korean Dinner. More
than 500 guests enjoyed the precision fan
and drum dance performed by Korean
President Robert Hamakawa and Louis Baldovi present Lt. Col Lee Dongkoo
with the Honorary Membership certificate at a dinner on June 29.
artists. One of the highlights was a video
address by Kim Jae Dung, President of the
Republic of Korea.
The 5th Regimental Combat Team,
Hawaii, held a memorial dedication on
Saturday, June 17 at the Memorial Walk,
National Memorial Cemetery of the
Pacific. MG James A. Johnson (Ret) and
Mrs. Caroline Los Banos unveiled the
memorial plaque which was dedicated to
the memory of the men of the 5th RCT
who paid the supreme sacrifice. The following
day members of the 5th RCT and
other veterans left for Korea to recount
their combat experiences. The tour took
them to Pusan, Masan, Kyungu,
Waegwan, Seoul and other battle sites that
the 5th RCT were engaged in.
Culminating the day’s event on Sunday
June 25th was a banquet at the Hilton
Hawaiian Village Hotel sponsored by the
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Korean Community. In attendance were
450 Korean War veterans and guests.
Each Korean War veteran was presented a
beautiful commemorative medallion.
Presidents of Korean War veterans organization
were presented with the first issue
of the Korean War Service Medal. Consul
General Lee Ji Doo thanked the veterans
for coming to the aid of South Korea.
Entertainment was provided by the Royal
Hawaiian Band and Korean community.
On July 1 the USS Boxer, berthed at
Pearl Harbor, an aircraft carrier which saw
duty in the Korean War, was the stage for
another large gathering of Korean War
veterans who were guests of the U.S.
Pacific Fleet, Hawaii. The event honored
Korean War veterans and their spouses.
Once aboard the ship veterans were
escorted by an officer to the carrier flight
deck where a ceremony took place. Each
veteran was pinned with a commemorative
lapel pin. Following the ceremony
more than 1,000 Korean War veterans and
their spouses and personnel of the U.S.
Navy went below to the hanger deck
where they were treated to a sumptuous
buffet dinner provided by members of the
RIMPAC nations. Entertainment was provided
by Navy personnel.
Korean War veterans returned to Pearl
Harbor on July 3 this time as guest of the
Republic of Korea Navy, a participant in
the RIMPAC exercise. Veterans were
treated to a very, tasty Korean barbecue
buffet dinner aboard the ROKS
Ulchimmondunk and ROKS Chonnam
Navy ships. Each veteran was presented
with a commemorative coin. Korean
Consul General Lee Ji-doo was the
keynote speaker.
The Annual 4th of July Parade, held in
Kailua, Oahu, was dedicated to Korean
War veterans- Members of the Korean
War Veterans Association, Hawaii
Chapter #1, the 5th Regimental Combat
Team, Hawaii, and the Korean War
Veterans Association, Aloha Chapter,
marched in their uniforms on that hot,
steamy morning to the snappy beat of the
Cupertino High School Band of
California. At the reviewing stand each
unit halted, faced the stand, and was cited
for their sacrifices in the Korean War.
Thousands of spectators lined the one
mile route, many shouting, “Thank you
veterans well done.” With these words of
Moses Pakaki, team leader of “Tell America,”
gestures to make a point to ROTC cadets at
Kamehameha High School
encouragement, the veterans sucked in
their guts, threw out their chests, held
their heads high and finished the parade
on sheer pride. The Chapter was selected
by the Chamber of Commerce as the most
outstanding marching unit in the Senior
Marching Unit catergory. Following the
parade more than 50 veterans and spouses
enjoyed a five course Chinese lunch at the
Yen Yen restaurant in Kailua.
At St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on
Sunday, July 9, Korean War veterans were
honored with a special service. BG Irwin
Cockett (Ret) of the 5th RCT and Co-
Chairman of 50th Anniversary of the
Korean War Commemoration
Commission led the procession of Korean
War veterans into the church. Veterans
Harry Kumabe and Harry Takane read
prayers from the Book of Common
Prayer, “For Our Country” and “For
Those in the Armed Forces of our
Country” respectively. Veteran Louis
Baldovi shared the pulpit with the
Reverend Thomas Yoshida, both speaking
on the theme of the Commemoration,
“Freedom Is Not Free.” A reception followed
the service.
On July 14 the 25th Infantry Division
(Light), the second Army unit to enter the
Korean War, honored veterans from that
war at a ceremony held at Stoneman
Stadium, Schofield Barracks. MG General
William E. Ward, Commander of the division,
played host to over 200 veterans and
their spouses. The ceremony included the
unveiling of the Department of Defense’s
Korean War Commemorative flag by MG
Ward and Irwin Cockett (Ret), Co-
Chairman of the Hawaii Commemoration
Commission. MG Ward addressed the
Korean War veterans and thanked them
for answering their country’s call and for
their sacrifices. Each veteran received a
beautiful certificate prior to the ceremony.
After the ceremony veterans were treated
to a static display of military equipment
and lunch. The lunch was an eye opener
for all veterans in that the dining hall and
the food did not resemble what they experienced
50 years ago. Many veterans
remarked, “If it were like this 50 years
ago, I would have reenlisted! It was like
having lunch at a very nice restaurant.”
The annual reunion of Korean War veterans
was held on July 27-29. The organization
in charge of the reunion was
KWVA HI Ch. #1 and the 5th RCT. It
began with a morning ceremony on July
27 at the Korean War Memorial. On July
28 veterans toured the USS Missouri,
enjoyed a “circle the island tour” while
others took in a golf tournament.
That evening 300 veterans and their
guests were treated to a luau at the Hale
Koa Hotel. Keynote speaker for the
evening was General Fred C. Weyand,
U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Ret. The three
day affair ended with another dinner on
the 29th at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, with
BG Irwin Cockett, Ret., the featured
speaker.
“Tell America” is alive and well in
Hawaii. Despite KWVA’s decision to terminate
“Tell America” several years ago,
Hawaii’s Chapter felt that it was an important
program to educate youngsters in the
schools about the Korean War and the role
of veterans. Hawaii’s 50th Anniversary of
the Korean War Commemoration
Commission has endorsed the program.
So far this year teams have visited 3 public
schools and one private school. On
schedule this fall for visitations are the
University of Hawaii and 2 private high
schools. We would like to hear from other
chapters that are involved in the program
(See “Monuments and Memories” for
additional photos and comments concerning
the Hawaian Korean War Vets.)
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novel. Edward Rybak, European Security
Affairs Advisor, USAINSCOM.
Ralph M. Hockley was born in
Karlsruhe, Germany in 1925. His family
left Nazi Germany and moved to Marseille,
France when he was nine years old. At age
14 after the fall of France, he worked as a
volunteer interpreter and office boy for the
American Quakers in Marseille. In May
1941, the Quakers assisted his family in
getting US immigration visas and thereby
the release of Ralph’s father from the Gurs
Concentration Camp. 1945 found Ralph
back in Germany as a US soldier in
Counter Intelligence.
He earned his BA from Syracuse
University on the GI Bill; while there he
was commissioned a 2d Lt in Military
Intelligence Reserve. In August 1950, 2d Lt
Hockley landed in Korea with the 2d
Infantry Division and participated in seven
campaigns as an Artillery Officer. After the
Korean War, and for most of the next 25
years, (joined by his late wife, Eva) he held
various military and civilian Intelligence
assignments in Germany (in beleaguered
Berlin, Frankfurt, Bonn and Munich).
Simultaneously, he served in the Army
Reserve and rose to the rank of Colonel,
Military Intelligence. In 1969, Ralph
received a MS degree from University of
Southern California. He retired in 1981 to
the San Francisco area. In 1985 he and his
wife, Carolyn, moved across the Golden
Gate to Tiburon. Since 1997, he and
Carolyn reside in Houston, Texas.
The book can be ordered by writing to
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autographed. Let me know should you have
any other questions. Ralph M. Hockley
37th FA Bn, 2d Inf. Div. Oct 1949- Oct.
1951 82d AAA Bn., Oct.-Dec. 1951
(Over 414 pages of great reading for historians
and veterans. A book filled with biography,
history, maps, adventure, family and
war. Over one-third (135 pages) of the book
is photos, events, maps and history on the
Korean War. Pre World War II (1925)
describing life under Hitler, Escape to
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Korea, then Cold War to today. Each story
of this 12 part book will keep your interest.
The text size is very good. Photos are of
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Unforgotten
By Daniel J. Meador
Extract from the novel Unforgotten continued
from July-August 2000 Issue.
From this distance all those lost men in
Baker and Fox companies seemed so
young. How much time had passed over his
generation! Lines of his favorite First
World War poem ran through his thoughts:
They shall not grow old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the
years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and
in the morning,
We will remember them.
The president’s voice came back into his
hearing. “The larger conflict of the Cold
War had only begun. It would take four
decades more to win. In a struggle so long
and consuming, perhaps it is not surprising
that too many lost sight of the importance
of Korea. But now we know, with the benefit
of history, that those of you that served,
and the families who stood behind you, laid
the foundations for one of the greatest triumphs
in the history of human freedom. By
sending the clear message that America had
not defeated fascism to see communism
prevail, you put the free world on the road
to victory in the Cold War. That is your
enduring contribution. . . .”
When the president concluded, a female
soloist with a powerful voice gave forth
with “America, America, God shed his
Grace on thee. And crown thy good with
brotherhood from sea to shining sea,” movingly
stringing out the last half-dozen
words. She followed with a maximum-volume
rendition of “God Bless America.”
Immediately, a formation of helicopters
flew low overhead, setting up a din of
chopping sounds. They were followed by
waves of jet fighters. They thundered in
from the east along the Mall, one after the
other, coming in low, their unearthly roar
drowning out all else. It was like an air
strike, and John half-expected to see tracers
streaking out ahead and orange plumes of
napalm billowing tip in their wake as they
shot across the Potomac and over Arlington
Cemetery.
It was all over. He was physically and
emotionally drained. He wanted to see the
memorial itself, but the crush of the crowds
was overwhelming, and lie was hot and
sopping wet. He would come back in the
morning. For now, he wanted nothing but a
cool hotel room and a good shower. Except
in Korea, he had never looked forward
more to a shower.
The eastern sky was lightening behind
the Capitol dome as John walked across the
dewy grass stretching from the Lincoln
Memorial toward Independence Avenue.
An overnight thunderstorm had broken the
heat, and the morning was fresh and almost
cool. He had the world nearly to himself.
Traffic on the streets was light, and he saw
only a few distant human beings as he
approached the newly dedicated memorial.
Then in the half-light he saw them-the
nineteen figures, sculptured in steel, soldiers
advancing up a slope. He moved closer.
The realism was overpowering. They
could be real men, like dozens of men he
had known and commanded, carrying rifles
and carbines-there was a radioman too,
with antennae-wearing steel helmets and
ponchos, spread out irregularly in combat
formation, moving out at dawn for the
attack. He almost called out to them. “Keep
moving. Follow me!” Under their helmets
he saw faces he remembered, faces etched
with fatigue and determination.
As he stood in the quiet dawn, thinking
of those men who would never be coming
back, tears began to flow freely.
He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket,
dried his cheeks, and dabbed his eyes,
thankful that the place was deserted. He
knew then that he would never forget
Korea, that indeed he didn’t want to forget,
that he had an obligation not to forget.
To be continued as space permits.
(“Unforgotten” can be obtained from local
bookstores or by calling Pelican
Publishing Co. at (800) 843-1724 with a
credit card number.)
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Ship of Miracles
Foreword By Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
By Bill Gilbert
From One Who Was There
Fifty years cannot dim the memory of
that awful first winter of the Korean War,
especially the evacuation of Hungnam—
”the forgotten battle in the forgotten war.”
As an aide to our commander, Major
General Ned Almond, I was an eyewitness
to the bravery of America’s fighting men
and their extraordinary humanitarianism
and courage amid extremely heavy combat
conditions and the most severe weather
imaginable. In the face of rapidly advancing
Chinese North Korean armies in subzero
temperatures, units of the U.S. Army,
Navy, Marines, and Merchant Marines
fought off the enemy, saved one hundred
thousand American young men, and rescued
a comparable number of North
Photo file...
Korean refugees who were fleeing from
their own army and dictatorial government.
This is the story of that memorable
time-Christmas 1950-when we were fighting
a new war in a far-off land, a hot war in
the first years of the Cold War. There was
widespread belief that this war, as bad as it
was from its very beginning only six
months earlier, was also the prelude to a
much wider war, one that might well eventually
involve the United States and the
Soviet Union on opposite sides of the fighting.
And if that happened, could World War
III be far behind?
I was at Hungnam with General Ned
Almond, 135 miles into enemy territory,
when the dramatic, lifesaving battles and
rescues described in this book took place. I
was just beginning my military career, and
as a young captain I had been recently
exposed to combat for the first time. Mere
words cannot describe the severity of the
conditions, the fury of the fighting, the
Those shown are from I Company, 35th Infantry Regt., 25th Infantry Div. Left to right. Cpl. Willy
Wayne Harper (18) from Harlan County, KY, Cpl. Francis P. McElhinney (18) from Woburn, MA and
Cpl. Greg Whalen from Dallas, Texas. (Photo from Francis Mc Elhinny, 18 River Rd., Apt. 13, Pepperell, MA 01463-1622)
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numbness of the winter, the drama of the
withdrawal of our American troops, and the
heartbreaking plight of the North Korean
refugees.
We got them all, soldiers and refugees,
off that beach at Hungnam-our fellow
Americans and the North Koreans who
were, remember, the men, women, and
children of our enemy. That never made
any difference to any of us, especially to
the gallant men on our Navy and Merchant
Marine ships. As they looked at the hardto-believe
sight of nearly one hundred
thousand refugees pleading to be rescued,
and worked frantically to get them on
board and out of harm’s way, no one challenged
the refugees nationality or politics
or asked for their identification. They were
the innocent victims of war. Besides, there
was no time for questions. There were lives
to be saved.
This book is the story of that miraculous
effort, especially by the men of the U.S.
Merchant Marine freighter, the SS
Meredith Victory. Every American who
fought at Hungnam to protect the rescuers
and the refugees, and those who helped to
save two hundred thousand American and
Korean lives, can take pride in this story.
Korea remains divided today. The war
technically goes on, quiet only because of a
truce signed in 1953. Despite recent signs
of hope, the story of Hungnam and the
Meredith Victory also goes on, a brilliant
yet relatively unknown chapter in
American history that can now take its
place, during this fiftieth anniversary of the
Korean War, among such other legendary
names as Bunker Hill, Midway, the Battle
of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
This book did not just deserve to be
written-it needed to be written. I am proud
to have been a part of what happened at
Hungnam. Fifty years later, I am proud to
be a part of the telling of that heroic story.
This book is available in quantity at special
discounts for your group or organization.
For further information, contact:
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Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60605. Tel:
312- 939-3330, Fax: 312-663-3557, E-
mail K_Viverito@trimphbooks.com
(A must read book for those that were not
at Hungnam in late 1950. Very good gift for
the young so that they will learn about the
hardships and heroism of those that were
there. 145 pages, many photos.)
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Looking for...
Tell us about your plans
There are many fine veterans organizations that are working
on reunions and group trips to attend the commemoration events
that will be held in Korea. Though we cannot organize reunions
or group trips ourselves, we can help spread the word about your
plans. Please let us know the “who, what, when, where” on your
reunion or group trip and we can list the basics on our web site.
Please provide a point of contact for the event, so that other veterans
know who to contact. If your veterans group has a section
on a web site involving a reunion or group trip, you can provide
that information also. Since we are a government agency, we cannot
recommend any commercial agencies, so we cannot list
“Mary’s Military Tours of Korea, Incorporated,” etc. Please
email the information to: Our
regular mailing address is: 50th AKWC, PSC 303 Box 90, APO
AP 96204.
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96th Field Artillery Bn. Assn. is still looking for members
that served in Korea from Sept. 1950 – July 1958. We have over
300 members located and our Assn. is active with reunions biannually.
For information please contact Arnold Anderson, HC83
Box 116A, Custer, SD 57730. Tel: 605-673-6313
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Looking for sailors whose ship was sunk or damaged in the
Korean War 1950-1953. Purpose – A book of individual or ship
stories of that event with photos if possible. Contact Mr. Ron
Bennett, 2126 Benson Avenue, Apartment 4D, Brooklyn, NY
11214. Telephone 718-266-7484 or e-mail ronmar@jps.net
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I am looking for ways of contacting Korean War Veterans who
may have been at the USO shows during that war. Contact
Scott Dezorzi at e-mail
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Looking for Korean War veterans who may have been at the
USO shows that featured Marilyn Monroe. Looking for documentation
regarding her performance. Or if you know someone
who may have been at those shows contact Scott Gray at 919-
387-7397
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Looking for anyone who knew my husband, Sgt. Dean
Chaney, Company K, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division, while he was a POW at Camp 5, Pyoktong, North
Korea. I would like to have any of the following men to contact
me. Cpl. Alvi D. Norris, M. Sgt. Floyd A. Martin, Tec. Sgt. James
H. Edwards, 1st Lt Gordon B. DeLashmat, M. Sgt. John J.
Sutherland, M. Sgt. Preston E. Richie. Contact Janice L. Stokes,
6 Sunset View, Asheville, NC 28804 or slstokes@home.com
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Trying to find a buddy for 48 years. We were together in
Korea. Walter Rodgers, last known in Dade County, Florida. We
were in the 187th ARCT Hq. & Hq. Co. in Japan/Korea 1952-53.
I’d also like to hear from any buddy from boot camp to Korea
who remembers our time in the service. Contact Alexander J.
McManus, 270 Bronxville Road, Bronxville, N.Y. 10708. Tel:
914-779-8922 or e-mail: amcma81200@aol.com
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Looking for Oh Churl who, was a Christian, spoke very good
English and lived, with his wife and child in Kunson. Also, I had
a First Sergeant, Hulon R. Henderson from California with
whom I would. like to get in touch. Contact William H. Albrecht,
Jr., 3320 Arbor Terrace, Charlottesville, VA 22911-7226 • Tel:
804-975-0700 or Fax 804-975-2290
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My father served in the Korean War. He was based in Japan
for most of his stay. My father has developed a type of skin cancer
and lung cancer. We had taken him to the U. Miami Hospital
a few years ago and met another vet who served during the same
time and place. Both of them have the same type of cancer. I
wanted to see if anyone can help me find out information on
other vets that had come down with cancer after their tours of
duty. My Father is now 69 and his health is failing. I would like
to find out if anyone else is suffering from this and find out if
there is something that can be done. He served from 1951 to 52
in Japan, 1950 Puerto Rico and a small amount of time in Korea.
Contact Scott Cresswell, 3420 Larsen Ave., Enumclaw, WA
98022. Tel: 360-802-4956 or e-mail BecNScott2@aol.com
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Looking for buddies
of mine that were in
Korea with me. In the
photo shown on the
bottom right is Robert
Antonucci, bottom left
is Dick Hannora, top
right is Ed Rice and the
top left is Red Parker.
Contact Edward C.
Rice, 315 Gun Club
Road., Nashville, TN
37205
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I am looking for
Ralph E. Foor (PA)
UNASGD. We met at
Camp Cooke, CA.,
Korean War buddies, clock wise from bottom
left, Dick Hannora, Red Parker, Ed Rice, and
Robert Antonucci.
40th Div. of CA
National Guard, 160
Inf., Army, Bn. 3, Co.
K. We served in Korea
together, Jan. 1952 - Sept. 1952. He is not on any casualty list and
I have tried other means but cannot locate him. Contact Joseph R.
Ferrier, 237 Grant Street. Troy, Ohio 45373. Tel: 937-339-0355
or email lferrier@erinet.com
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Looking for anyone who served with or under Jimmy D.
Mark after he made battlefield commission to Second
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Lieutenant and was transferred out of my Company B 7th Inf.
Reg. 3rd Division, in 1952. I only have a partial address, “Jimmy
D. Mark, 950 Servar Ave.” I don’t know the town but the State
was California. I have not been able to locate the city. Anyone
who has any information as to his whereabouts, where he was
transferred too or where to find Jimmy, my E-Mail is
or Tel: Prentice D. Carroll, 937-372-
3188. Or, write to 206 Prugh Ave., Xenia, OH 45385.
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Looking for Jesse James Shireman. He retired from the Air
Force in 1953 as a Staff Sergeant. Contact Bob & Pat Shough,
9260 Hudson Rd., Pittsford,MI 49271. Tel: 517-523-2979
✯
Looking for former members of the 518th Ord Co (DS) who
served during 1953 and 1954. Several of us now correspond and
would like to hear from others. Contact D.G. Richardson at
delo@adams.net or RR1 Box 264 Griggsville, Il. 62340
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My father, Earle M. Davis, served as a battalion surgeon with
the 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Inf. Div. from 1952-1953. He was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal for valor near Chongdong,
Korea. My father never talked about the war, and I never asked
many questions. I have an enormous interest in the “Forgotten
War” and try to read as much as possible. If you remember my
father, contact Matthew N. Davis at e-mail address
✯
Anyone recalling Jesse Hartle of 224th Inf. Regt. of the 40th
Inf. Div. (KIA 5-2-53 Heartbreak Ridge) Contact sister Mickey
Carson, PO Box791, Kimberling City, MO 65686.
✯
Looking for Joseph Schweis, AF, from Millwaukee, WI. and
Glenn D. Johnson, AF, from Mexia, TX. We were stationed in
Alaska at Ladd AFB. From March 1954 to March 1956. If anyone
knows of the whereabouts of either man please contact.
Erman D. Roe, 2359 Eagle Dr. Freeport, Il. 61032 or e-mail me
at cdroe@aeroinc.net
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My dad Sam Gann from Indianapolis, IN is looking for some
old war buddies. The last names of men he is looking for are
Matherly, Talley, Crothers, and Shaffer. E-mail me Kelly
Gosman at

46312
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I am looking for a new or used USMC campaign hat (DI
Hat) size 7 3/8 Also I need a green USMC dungaree utility cap
with emblem printed on it from Korea era – size large. Contact
Mr. Alvin J. Parsons, P.O. Box 27, Meraux, Louisiana 70075-
0027
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This photo of was given to me before I left Korea. This officer
was from the 1st
Cav. or 25th Div. I was
in both Divisions and I
do not recall his name.
Anyone that knows of
his whereabouts contact
Charles O. Weeks
3656 Old Arcata Rd.
Sp. 21, Eureka, CA
95503-9420. Tel: 707-
441-1693
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My uncle Roy L.
Meads is looking for a
buddy he served with
in Korea. His name is
John D. Stanton from
Wichita, Kansas.
He once worked for
Boeing Aircraft. He
lost a leg from an
injury. I am trying to
Unknown officer from the 1st Cav. or 25th Div.,
Korea.
help my uncle locate his friend and am not sure how to accomplish
this. email is lroun@aol.com and his address is HCR 70
Box 7175, Roach, MO 65787
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Looking for any member of Company B, 160th Inf. Regt.,
40th Inf. Div. who served from Nov. 1950 TO Aug. 1952. Joe
Heit at Jheitl@aol.com
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Looking for John I. Folsom we both served in the 45th division
from March 1952 until I got wounded in Dec. 52. He was
from Evansville, IN. Contact Charles Nace, Rt 1 Box 236,
Ravenna, TX 75476. Email is tbird@fanninelectric.com
✯
I am trying to find any information possible on an uncle who
served in the Korean War. He went by Jimmy Chellberg, Jimmy
may be from his middle name. I heard he spent much time in and
out of a V.A. facility in Oregon (Roseburg??). His parent Ben and
Mary lived on Catalina Island CA. Contact David Kerr at e-mail
kerrconst@earthlink.net
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I am looking for people who knew my father, Henry Nash
“Hank” Larom. He was a USMC vet, 1st Marine Div. 1st
Reconnaissance Co. who fought in Korea. He always talked
about a gunnery sergeant “Gunny” Owens who taught him the
ropes and was a judo expert. Obviously I’d like to locate him.
Contact David Larom, at e-mail
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I am from the United Kingdom and I am interested in tracing
an old school friend, who emigrated to the United States around
1948 and took out American citizenship about 1949/50. He
served as a medic in the Korean War, possibly in a Base hospital
or MASH unit. His name is Martin Collins and he would now
be 69 years of age. Contact Donald Max at e-mail
✯
I would like to hear from any personnel stationed at 44th
MASH between July 1953 until August 1954. Contact Jules
Kurtz, 16 Cherokee Ave., Rockaway, NJ 07866
✯
I am hoping to hear from other men from 3rd Bn., 27th Inf.
Regt.. 25th Div. that were in Compound 62, Kojedo Island
Prisoner of War Camp during the night of Feb. 19th or 20th during
the Riot of Compound 62. Contact Russell Beuchler, 917
Hillcrest Dr., Columbia, IL 62236
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Would like to get in touch with the following first names not
known Heminger (or Hemminger), then 1Lt. and Welsh (or
Walsh) then 2Lt, both Co. C, 5th Cav, Oct. 1951, Hill 346 “Old
Baldy” Contact Morton (Pete) Wood, 9221 Hollyoak Dr.,
Bethesda, MD 20817-1933. Tel: 301-356-1795
✯
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, we are
reaching out to the men from Puerto Rico who were shipped
across the world to battle Communism under the U.S. flag. We
have been working with congressional leaders to honor these
Puerto Rican natives, who were willing to give their lives on a
Korean battlefield for an American democracy in which they had
no vote or any representation in Congress. As you are aware,
many of these Puerto Rican soldiers were drafted into military
service, making it all the more valuable that they be honored for
their selfless service. We are working with Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
(D-NJ) and Puerto Rico Sen. Kenneth McClintock to honor some
of these brave soldiers. Last month, in a touching ceremony in
Washington, D.C., the names of some of these soldiers were
entered into the Congressional Record. We know there are many
more unsung heroes out there, and we hope you can aid in our
search. Contact Jonathan Jaffe or Thomas Myers, The MWW
Group. Tel: 201-964-2373.
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Looking for a couple of AF buddies. William E Casey (MN)
and William Wilkerson (MS). We were members of Tactical Air
Control Party Teams attached to the 7th Inf. Div. in Korea. Our
home base was Misawa AFB Japan. I would also like to contact
Jack Melo, (2nd Lt. and a F-51 Pilot). Contact Ralph Rodriguez,
802 W Victoria ST., Santa Barbara, CA. 93101. Tel 805-965-
7566. E-mail Rrod1933Qaol.com.
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My father served in the Korean War. His records were burned
during the fire in St. Louis. The only thing the military has is
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service from 1952-1953. We know he was at Lackland AFB in
1949, Squadron 3706 Flight 4130 San Antonio, TX. He also
went to Signal School in December 1949 in Monmouth, NJ Co.
1, 1st platoon. In July 1954 he was in the 8th Command Group
Shaw AFB, SC. We are seeking anyone who may of known him.
My fathers name is Albert C. Poland and he passed away 7-23-
00. Dad spent time in both Germany and England. He stated
many times that he was injured and in a German hospital for 6
months. We also have several medals. Some of the names in his
boot camp squadron were: Archi Piacenti, CA, Edwin Bartlett,
TX, John Mullins, NY, Bill Jones, TX, Alton Polson, Harold
Penn, CA, Jac Johnson, TX, Ernest Stone, TX. I have to attempt
to reconstruct my Dad’s time in service so that I can get his
records corrected as the Military nor the Government never did
straighten it out for Dad. Contact Jennifer at e-mail
.
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This picture of my husband
Sgt Francis Choate.
I want him remembered by
showing his picture. He
was with F Co., 9th Inf.
Regt., 2nd Inf. Div. He was
killed in Korea Sept 16,
1950. He had a son he
never saw and a 2 year old
daughter. Thanks Maryann
Voldsners, 518 E. Grand
Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54701.
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You can help me or refer
me to the appropriate
agency that has information
on “Operation
Glory.” I was placed on
Sgt Francis Choate, KIA, Korea, 1950.
Temporary Duty to the American Graves Registration under the
United Nations Command/Military Armistice Commission under
General Maxwell D. Taylor in mid-1954. Is there any way I can
contact the former unit to which I was attached to? Contact
Antonio S. Garcia, MSG (E8) U. S. Army, (Ret.) 795 McNeill
Street, #208 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2493. Tel: 808-841-2493.
✯
My great-uncle, Charles William Wilkes, was declared MIA
from Old Baldy on August 11, 1952. They presumed him dead
on March 12, 1954 and December 31, 1953. I do not understand
why the dates for his death are different and have been given little
information on what happened to him. I realize that he is most
likely dead but something does not seem right. He has been gone
for almost 48 years and I would like to now bring peace to my
grandmother concerning her younger brother. Contact Sara
Frierson great niece. E-mail .
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The Northeast New York Chapter is currently seeking the
family, relatives, or friends of the following men from Columbia
County N.Y. who were KIA/MIA in Korea. Albert James Ayo,
taken prisoner on July 16,1950, and died while a prisoner on Jan.
10,1951. Pfc. Ayo was a member of the 19th Regt., 24th Div.
Clarence Corby, Jr., KIA on May 28,1951. Pfc Corby was a
member of the 187th Airborne Inf. Regt. Anthony J. Nicowski,
MIA Feb. 13,1951, and presumed dead on Feb. 16, 1954. Sgt.
Nicowski was a member of the 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.
Anyone who has any information relating to these “American
Heroes,” contact Thomas J. Flavin, 33 Paul Street, East
Greenbush, NY 12061-1006. Tel: 518-477-5593
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Looking for veterans who were with the 7th Div., 32nd Reg.,
“M” Co. The pictures below were taken in the winter of
December 1951. That’s me next to the jeep .Contact Jack
Dieterle, 1008 Hollywood Blvd. McHenry, IL 60050. Tel: 815-
344-1569.
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Above and right, 7th Div., 32nd
Reg., “M” Co.
Our British RAF rescued a
downed Navy Pilot Ensign
Edward J Hosstrau during the
Korean War. We would like to
do a piece on them both in our
newsletter on the 50th anniversary.
He came from
Leavenworth, KS. Any help to
bring the rescued and the rescuers
together would be great.
Contact Tony Regan, Vet RAF
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88 Squadron at e-mail Turbo542@aol.com
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My brother, Fred Padgett was 19 when he was killed. He
graduated from Lackland AFB July,
1949, came home on leave, and
then went to Kessler AFB for his
training to be a radio operator. He
and a buddy named Joe volunteered
for Korea. He was evacuating supplies
from Kimpo AFB, and was
killed driving a jeep. on Jan. 5, 1951.
He had enlisted from E1 Sereno, Calif,
but was originally from St. Louis, Mo.
Contact Jan Hoelker, St. Louis, MO. E-
mail JLH9616@aol.com
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Tying to find out some information
TOP: Fred’s buddy Joe
(left) and Fred Padget.
BOTTOM: Fred in center.
on a deceased veteran Bill Edward
Hewett. His birth date is 9-13-1931.
He served in the Army and in the
“Frozen Chosen”. Help me find out
anything I can about my father-in-law,
his son would like to have some of these facts. Contact Annie
Hewett at
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Looking for veterans who were with the 7th Div., 32nd Reg.,
“M” Co. The pictures were taken in the winter of December
1951. That’s me next to the jeep .Contact Jack Dieterle, 1008
Hollywood Blvd. McHenry, IL 60050. Tel: 815-344-1569
✯
We are looking for Robert Shoemaker of the E Company
8th Calvary in Korea, 1950. Contact John Stinson, E Company, 8th Calvary 49-50 is my dad.
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(Can you help those in this column to receive any bit of information
about a lost loved one, just a friend, or a buddy. Our time
is running out to get that special letter, so please if you can reply
to any request no matter how important your information is.
Please attempt to type your letters, if not take the time to print or
write clearly. Also add a land address or telephone number.
Editor)
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editor no later then the second week of the first month of that
issue.
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We print on a first-come-first-served basis. We also have a
backlog.– Editor.
Danielson inducted into
Ohio Vets Hall of Fame
Richard Danielson holds plaque recognizing his contributions to community.
Ihave enclosed related information and pictures about Korean War
Veterans Association Greater Cleveland Chapter member Richard
Danielson induction into the Ohio Veterans Hall Of Fame on
November 4, 1999 and his class enshrinement on May 24, 2000.
The veterans that are chosen for this honor are those who have
made significant contributions at the local, state or national level by
achieving excellence in their selected field or profession, or as volunteers
for veterans or as volunteers in their community.
The Ohio Veterans Hall Of Fame is not a military veteran hall of
fame. Those selected each year for the honor of being induction and
enshrine are veterans from Ohio who have honorably served their
country through military service and who have continued to serve
and inspire their fellow persons, with their deeds and accomplishments
throughout their lifetime and many after their death. They
must have been born in Ohio or lived there for five years prior to
their selection. It also includes all Ohio Medal of Honor recipients.
Richard Danielson has held positions in the Korean War
Veterans Association at the Chapter, Department and National levels.
He is retired from the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. And has recently been nominated for an appointment
by the President for a position with the Small Business
Administration as a member of the Board of Directors for the
National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
This corporation will improve access to technical assistance for
small businesses owned by veterans, including disabled veterans,
with the formation and expansion of small business concerns by
working with and organizing public and private resources in accordance
with the provisions set forth in the “Veterans
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act” passed by
Congress in 1999.
Richard Danielson is a worthy example of veterans helping veterans
who have served their country honorably.
Reported by C.J. “Skip” Ritterhouse, National KWVA Director
1540 Norma Road
Columbus,. Ohio 43229
(Thank You Skip for photos and letter. We all proud of Richard and
grateful to have him represent the members and our association also.)
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APPLICATION FOR KWVA REVISIT TOURS
KVA (Seoul) Revisit Purpose: “To express the gratitude of the Korean Government towards Korean War Veterans of the
United States who took part in the Korean War from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953.” (Eligibility below).
Please check month and year of desired revisit tour:
Month: April June Sept. Nov. Year: 2001 2002 2003
VETERAN’S PERSONAL HISTORY (Please print or type)
Veteran’s Name: __________________________________________________Date of Birth:_____________ Sex: ______
KWVA Membership # ______________Expiration Date: ________________
Name of family member and relationship: ____________________Date of Birth: _____________________ Sex: ______
Address: __________________________City: ________________State: ____Zip Code: __________
Home Phone: ______________________Work Phone: Fax: _________________
Veteran’s Soc Sec # ______________________Family member’s Soc Sec # ______________________
Have you previously received the Korean War Medal from the Korean Veterans Assn in Seoul, Korea? No Yes
Have you received the medal elsewhere? If so, where? ______________________________________Date ____________
VETERAN’S MILITARY BIOGRAPHY
Branch of Service: __________________________Service Number: __________________________
Period of Service in Korean War, from:______________ (Month/Year Arrived) to _______________(Month/Year Departed)
Unit Assigned: ____________________________Location of Unit: ______________________________________________
Rank Achieved in Korea: ____________________Highest Rank Achieved: ____________________
Personal Military Decorations: ____________________________________________________________________________
I hereby certify that I have never previously accepted a KVA (Seoul) Revisit Tour. or
I have previously accepted and participated in an Official KVA (Seoul) Revisit Tour in (Date). __________________
I am requesting my name be submitted for a waiver to participate in the 50th Anniversary Revisit Tours in the years 2001-2003.
Veteran’s Signature: ________________________________________________________________Date ________________
Please complete and mail, with deposit of $250 per person, (check or money order), made out to Military Historical Tours. (This
deposit is fully refundable at anytime and for any reason, since there are more applicants than the limited amount of Revisit space
available.) KWVA Revisit Program, c/o Military Historical Tours, Inc., Attn: George Malone, 4600 Duke Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22304, 703-212-0695 Fax 703-212-8567.
Background and Eligibility - Official Korean Veterans Association KVA (Seoul) Revisit Program
Background
The Korea Revisit program was begun by
the Korean Veterans Association (KVA, Seoul)
in 1975, the 25th Anniversary year of the outbreak
of the Korean War, to express their gratitude
to veterans of the Korean War and to
show them the bountiful results of their sacrifices
and devotion.
KVA Eligibility
A. Korean War veterans and/or war correspondents
of the 21 nations which came to the
assistant of the Republic of Korea between
June 25, 1950 and July 27, 1953.
B. Immediate family member of those
killed in action in the Korean War.
Note: You are eligible to take a spouse or one
immediate descendant with you. (Not a sister,
brother, companion or friend.)
The family member must be housed in the
same hotel room with you in Seoul.
(Descendants must be over 18).
Privileges Extended Courtesy of KVA
A. Hotel accommodations (2 persons per
room), meals, tours, and transportation while
in Korea for 6 days and 5 nights.
B. Tour of Seoul and its vicinity: itinerary
includes visits of Panmunjom, North Korean
Invasion Tunnels, Korean War Memorial
Monument, National Cemetery, National
Museum, Korean Folk Village, Korean War
Museum, plus other cultural/industrial facilities
and activities in the Seoul area. (Other
tours of battles sites and/or Inchon may be
made through the local tour guide).
C. A special reception and dinner hosted by
the President of the Korean Veterans
Association (KVA) during which the Korean
War Medal and Certificate of Ambassador for
Peace will be awarded to each veteran. (Who
have not received it before!).
Miscellaneous
A. The KVA Revisit Program privileges are
provided for scheduled groups only.
B. Participants are required to be in possession
of a valid passport. (A visa is not required
for visits to Korea of 15 days or less.)
C. KVA (Seoul) is not responsible for any
loss of, or damage to personal or other items,
medical expenses, injuries, or loss of life due
to any accident of whatever nature during the
revisits. Trip insurance is available and recommended.
D. The cost of the airline ticket must be
borne by each individual visitor who will fly
with the group.
E. Applications will be received/accepted
on a “First-come, First-serve” basis.
Note: If you have previously accepted an official
KVA (Seoul) Revisit tour from any sponsoring
association or group) - you are not currently
eligible to participate again. The reason
for this is obvious; there are many veterans
that have not gone before so, they get their
“first right of return!” KVA Seoul now has all
former revisit returnees in a computer database,
so please don’t try and beat the system.
We may not know it, and submit your name to
KVA (Seoul), only to have it rejected. This
could cause embarrassment for all of us, as
well as, create a delay that could cause a
bonafide Korean War veteran to miss the
opportunity.
F. Those desiring to use frequent flier miles
(or other means of “Free” air transportation)
will be required to pay a $ 100.00 (per person)
administrative processing fee. Caution: Not
traveling with the KWVA group air contract,
can result in much higher Post Tour costs to
China and other Pacific locations!
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United States of America
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War
Purpose
☯ Identify, thank and honor the veterans of the Korean War, their
families, especially those that lost loved ones.
☯ Recognize and remember the Prisoners of War (POW) and
Missing in Action (MIA).– POWs: 7,140; Returned to Military
Control: 4,418; Died in Captivity: 2,701; Refused to return: 21)
☯ Recognize the contributions of women and minorities to their
Nation during the Korean War.
☯ Provide the American public with a clearer understanding and
appreciation of the lessons, history, and legacy of the Korean
War and the military’s contributions to the Nation in maintaining
world peace and freedom through preparedness and engagement.
☯ Remember United Nations forces engaged in preserving the
peace, freedom and prosperity of the Republic of Korea and
strengthen the bonds of friendship and relationships throughout
the world focusing on the 22 countries that fought as Allies.
Commemorative Community Program
☯ States, Military and civilian communities, and civic and patriotic
organizations will be requested to become Commemorative
Communities to assist a Grateful Nation in thanking and honoring
veterans in their home towns (to include hospitals, retirement
centers, nursing homes, etc.), and supporting schools in
teaching the history of this era.
For ordering Program Details contact: Department of Defense,
50th Anniversary of the Korean War, Commemoration
Committee,1213 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Ste 702, Arlington, VA
22202-4303 Tel: 703-604-0831 Fax: 703-604-0833.
Web Site: KOREA50.ARMY.MIL
Proposed Entitlements
☯ A certificate signed by the Secretary of Defense designating
your state, county, town, organization or group as an official
“Korean War Commemorative Community.”
☯ An official 50th Anniversary of the Korean War commemorative
flag and leader lapel pin.
☯ Informational and educational materials pertaining to the
Korean War, including maps, posters, fact sheets and a historical
chronology.
☯ Authorization to use the 50th Anniversary logo on your letterhead,
magazines, newsletters, and for other purposes.
☯ The “Korean War Dispatch,” a quarterly newsletter and a
source of official information on Korean War Commemorative
events.
Find a supporter or one that shows interest – then order.
Proposed Commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War
1950 — 1953 2000 — 2003
Event Place Lead Date (2000)
165th Infantry Regt Commemoration ............El Moro, PR ......................................Nat’l Committee......................Sun Oct 15
Veterans Day Breakfast and Wreath Laying ..ANC ..................................................VA............................................Sat Nov 11
Nations Parade ................................................NYC ..................................................NYC ........................................Sat Nov 11
Changjin (Chosin) Reservoir ..........................Seoul..................................................USFK ......................................SAt Nov 11
Changjin (Chosin) Reservoir ..........................CP Pendleton, CA ............................USMC......................................Dec
Evacuation of Hungnam ................................Navy Memorial ................................USN ........................................Tue Dec 12
(See KWVA Web Page and linked 50th Commemoration Web Page for updates)
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Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library — Progress Report
Many members have responded to the
suggestion to temporarily help underwrite
the cost of publication of The Graybeards by
making voluntary contributions. This issue is
still being printed considering cost restraints
and due to change of printer and mailer we
have been able to continue to reduce the cost
per issue and also try to upgrade your
newsletter.
Your heartening response has made this
step possible. Hopefully we will be able to
restore our newsletter to a higher quality
with other desired changes in subsequent
issues. Members please continue to respond
Members & Friends
Austen, W.
Border, J.
Boyles, H.
Bradley, E.
Calabria, J.
Chilcott, T.
Cloman, J.
Cook, K.
Defebaugh, S.
Frankland, Jr. W.
Guerrero, P.
Hamelman, G.
Hart, J.
Holmes,R.
Hunt, W.
Kershner, Grover
Krakovsky, J.
Fellow Veteran
The Korean War
Veterans National
Museum and Library is
very pleased that the
Korean War Veterans
Association supports
our goal of a Korean
War museum and library. I attended the
annual convention at Arlington, VA July 24-
28, 2000 and was invited to speak at the
Executive Board meeting and at the membership
meeting.
A motion to donate funds to the museum
and library was made and was approved by
a 13-0 vote. Even more gratifying was the
support of the membership and the individual
support of the officers and directors.
The biggest obstacle that our board is
concerned with is obtaining funds for construction.
We are pursing various sources,
but I can’t give any details at this time.
Our second concern is the lack of support
of the individual Korean War veterans.
It is hard to approach other groups to ask for
support when you lack the support among
your own veterans. We need the support of
our own before we can expect others to
join.
Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards
Krepps, V.
Mayen, M.
McColloch, R.
Moore, D.
Peschi, E.
Polera, F.
Pratt, W.
Rodriguez, R.
Rogers, V.
Rutter, R.
Sanchez, F.
Schiavone, J.
Sexton, M.
Smith, W.
Taylor, D.
Van Kleef, J.
Wainwright, M.
Wahlhaupter, B.
KOREAN WAR VETERANS NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
122 West North Central, P.O. Box 16, Tuscola, IL 61953
Ph: (217) 253-5813 Fax: (217) 253-9421 E-mail: kwmuseum@advancenet.net
Web-Site: www.theforgottenvictory.org
by sending your contribution to Editor
KWVA, or Treasurer KWVA marked:
Support of Graybeards. Every donation
will be recognized in the magazine. Those
that do not respond for any reason are still
valued members, for your dues also contribute
to the printing of our newsletter.
Names listed came from those wishing to
support KWVA by donations for: The
Graybeards, “Looking For,” “Reunions,”
and “In Memory of.” At the time of publication
the following names of donors and
“Memorials” have been reported to The
Graybeards and are listed as follows:
Webster, W.
Wiedhahn, W.
Wilson, P.
Wood, M.
Organizations:
Central L I Chapter
Kivlehan Chapter, NY
Maryland Chapter
Northwest Ohio Chapter
USS Gen. AE Anderson Assn.
Western NY Chapter
Western Ohio Chapter
In Memory of:
Richard W. Krepps MIA/POW
(By Vincent A. Krepps)
Eugene F. Pegish
(By Northwest Ohio Chapter)
Our lack of operating funds is directly
based upon our membership. This is our
only means of funds for our one salaried
employee, and all the expenses needed to
maintain a modest office. Most costs are
telephone, Internet, printing, and postage.
Our By-laws provides for 10% of all memberships
go into an Endowment fund for the
preservation of the museum and library.
The remainder is used for the office costs,
and the quarterly newsletters that go out to
all members in good standing.
We have a Volunteer Coordinator that
works very hard in the community and the
school to keep a goodly number of volunteers
available. Since she refers to the office
as the “Foxhole”, her program with the student
volunteers is called “The Running
Foxes.”
The students are given credit at school
for the time they put in volunteering at the
museum and library. What an excellent way
to teach the younger generation about the
Korean War.
First Vice President, Jere Crise is putting
together an Advisory Board and we are
pleased to announce that Buzz Aldrin and
artist Richard Rezac will join Gen. Ray
Davis (Ret) USMC on this board. General
Davis has been a member of the museum
and library for two years.
It has been three years now since the
group of 27 veterans, wives and others were
concerned enough to start this project. They
have spent hundreds of hours and hundreds
of their dollars to achieve what we have
today. It’s just a small part of what we are
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trying to achieve.
We have a unique opportunity to provide
a museum and library that will tell our
families and the world about the Korean
War and to have the place in history that it
deserves. We are now celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the beginning of the war.
In 2003 we will celebrate the cease fire
agreement that ended the war. What happens
then? People will soon forget again
about the war unless we push forward with
the museum and library. This is your
chance to play a part in perpetuating the
history of the Korean War. We need your
support now.
You can call our office toll free, 1-888-
295-7212 to receive more information and
supplies you need.
Freedom Is Not Free, help us to remember
those that paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Robert Kenney, President
The Graybeards
The Graybeards is the official newsletter
of the Korean War Veterans Association
Inc. It is scheduled to be published six
times per year. Views expressed in the
newsletter do not necessarily reflect the
position of the KWVA Executive Board
nor does the KWVA Inc. assume any
responsibility for errors of omission or
commission. All articles, reports, and
items except those clearly marked
Official KWVA Notices and/or
Announcements may be edited to conform
to space, clarity, and format specifications
without permission of the
authors. Expressions of opinion as in editorials
and letters to the editor if printed,
may be edited only with the writer’s consent.
Material used with permission from
other sources will identify and credit that
source. The use of copyrighted materials
must have the permission of the copyright
holder before being used.
Advertisements in this newsletter are not
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otherwise stated. We do suggest our
members support our advertisers through
purchases, for the ads support the publication
costs. KWVA Inc. and Editor are
not responsible for purchases. All claims
of dissatisfaction must be made directly
to the distributor.
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WHITE ROBES
Refugees or Reds
Traumatic pangs of conscience for the attacking pilots
August, 1950
By early August, 1950, the momentum
of the North Korean’s threepronged
drive into the south had
proved immensely successful. They had
completed their end-around on the west and
south coasts, their east coast drive had progressed
far enough to force evacuation of
USAF fighter squadrons from Pohang air
base, and their central thrust was threatening
to cross the Naktong River to knock on
our last bastion of defense ... our home base
at Taegu.
Their objective, to surround Taegu, then
march on Pusan and have control of the
entire peninsula, seemed just a few days
short of accomplishment. We were in deep
trouble!
Despite our intensive firepower from
dawn to dark every day, we just didn’t seem
to have enough airplanes or pilots to properly
stem the Red tide.
As our defensive perimeter continued to
shrink around Taegu, we became suddenly
aware of the massed exodus of Korean
refugees ahead of the battles. But the full
impact of their presence did not strike home
to me until the first few days of August,
1950, when the stream of white-clothed
humanity began to collect on the west bank
of the Naktong River.
Only then, as I sat in the narrow confines
of my F-51’s cockpit in relative ‘comfort’,
patrolling the river to prevent their crossing,
did I begin to feel the weight of the decisions
which were suddenly forced upon me
.... decisions for which my years of Air
Unsung Heroes of the Korean Air War
by
Duane E. ‘Bud’ Biteman,
Lt Col, USAF, Ret
Force training had neglected to prepare me
... and which violently contradicted my
Christian upbringing.
Could I bring myself to fire my machine
guns at those refugees in order to keep them
from crossing the Naktong River?
We knew that the Red army troops had
dressed many of their soldiers as refugees,
who then infiltrated behind our lines to
attack from the rear at opportune times. But
we knew, too, that these thousands upon
thousands of old people and young children
had been forced from their homes in Seoul,
or Suwon, then from Taejon, and Nonsan
and Kumsan, and all of the villages in
between ... carrying all that was left of their
life-long possessions.
Many were Christians, for Korea had
responded to missionary zeal for scores of
years ...I couldn’t know how many could be
praying to my Jesus for deliverance ... at the
exact instant that I was asking the very same
Jesus for divine guidance, when the time
came, that I might have to pull the trigger on
them ....!!
The Naktong River near H’amchang was
extremely shallow in August, shallow
enough to wade in many places. We knew
that these crossings must be closely
watched, because these were the areas the
North Koreans would attempt to cross.
There was no question in our minds concerning
our response to soldiers trying to
cross the river ...we would stop them at all
costs. But the subject of refugees was something
else ... we had no orders, nor even firm
‘guidance’ from higher headquarters on the
subject; ‘just a sort of a general unspoken
consensus that our position at Taegu would
be very seriously jeopardized if and when
the mass of refugees crossed the Naktong
River... because there was no doubt in any
of our minds that the exodus would be heavily
infiltrated by armed North Korean
troops, against whom we could have little
defense once they crossed the protective
Naktong river.
No one would take the responsibility to
issue a specific instruction on just how the
refugees were to be stopped!
What I saw on that one bright August,
early morning mission caused me to pull up
into a wide, sweeping left turn, to place my
flight in a parallel line with the river, where
I immediately dropped down until I was
barely ten feet above the sand ... and a scant
yard over the heads of hundreds upon hundreds
of white-robed men, women and children
standing in the middle of the river.
They stopped where they were, and
ducked as we roared over, then those nearest
the east bank scrambled forward, while
most of the others stayed where they were
while we circled low for another pass.
This time, though, I fired a long burst of
machine gun fire into the open water ahead
of those who had stopped in mid-stream.
They immediately jumped up and
returned to the west bank; but as soon as I
would pull up to a higher altitude for a
wider, more comfortable circle, a few
would start down the bank, intent upon
crossing while they thought we were not
looking. Their bright white clothing stood
out vividly against the reddish, sandy river
bed, and we could observe their movements
quite easily. So I would quickly roll over
into another low pass, firing into the water
ahead of them as I went by, and they would
turn back and run to the river bank.
I prayed that none would call my hand,
and try to cross after seeing my warning
bursts of gunfire, because at that point in
time I honestly did not know if I could fire
directly at them to stop their crossing.
We patrolled that shallow portion of the
river for a couple of hours, circling the shallowest
areas at 500 to 800 feet altitude, then
dropping down to fire a short burst into the
river whenever a few foolhardy souls would
start to move across. I knew that sooner or
later some would defy my warnings,
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Could I bring myself to fire my machine guns at those
refugees in order to keep them from crossing the Naktong
River?
because the multitude on the bank continued
to grow, and they didn’t dare stop moving
while the battle lines continued to draw
nearer in the west.
The mental anguish of those couple of
hours ... sitting alone in my cockpit as I
played ‘God’ to those thousands of homeless,
defenseless dregs of humanity, was the
heaviest burden I had ever been forced to
bear ... or ever would!
It had been one thing to discuss various
wartime tactics, distasteful or not, in a
hypothetical context while seated in the
detached atmosphere of the Operations
Office ... such as all agreeing that the
refugees “must be stopped” if we were to
save our position at Taegu. But, believe me,
it was quite another matter to be sitting in
the cockpit of a heavily-armed F-51
Mustang, looking through the gunsight and
searching my conscience for moral justification
to pull the trigger on them.
I prayed, fervently, that none of the
refugees would challenge my warnings or,
if they did, I hoped some would suddenly
uncover a machine gun or rifle and start firing
at me ... for only then would I have my
needed justification.
I had often strafed enemy foot troops,
and I’d blasted their tanks and trucks with
my rockets, without giving a second
thought to the moral arguments of war and
the “killing of fellow man”. They were the
enemy ... they were paid to try to kill me at
the same time that I was attacking them.
But the refugees in their white costumes
... they were something else; unknowns.
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They appeared defenseless, but were they?
How many had rifles and sub-machine guns
hidden under their long white gowns, ready
to attack our troops from the rear?
I couldn’t know ... I had to just bear the
anguish of uncertainty as I made pass after
low pass, firing an occasional warning burst
to keep them on the west side of the river ...
and hoping.
As our fuel level ran low, I called
Mellow Control to inform them that we still
had our bombs and rockets aboard, and
should go look for more lucrative targets
along the battle line, if they could get another
flight to take over our refugee patrol
along the river. They did so, and we were
shortly able to go hit some trucks and
artillery pieces along the road near
Yongdon.
The Red troops were shooting at us as
we went in to bomb and strafe, and I almost
felt glad ... there wasn’t any question in my
mind as to whether they were enemy or not!
Our refugee river patrol was maintained
for the rest of that day, primarily by flights
returning from bombing missions along the
front. Each would patrol for an hour or so,
firing warning bursts as necessary, to keep
the river clear. And, as we figured, by the
time darkness came, the stream of whiterobed
humanity resumed their crossing
without hindrance from the air; but by that
time the Army had set up checkpoint controls
to deflect the masses away from our
Taegu airbase and transport routes.
My prayers ... and those of the refugees,
were answered that early August day in
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1950.
To my knowledge, no one fired at those
on the ground, because none defied our
warnings. By the following day the problem
had become ‘academic’, because the
crossings were being controlled by our
Army troops. Thousands of refugees settled
in all available open spaces around our base
at Taegu, but by then the base security
forces could handle the situation.
The question again became hypothetical...
would I fire upon refugees to protect
our base?
“I will never know .....
Duane E. ‘Bud’Biteman, Lt Col, USAF, Ret
“...one of those OLD, Bold Fighter Pilots...
“
Next Issue: Dual Dinghy Dents
Just how much coincidental luck can one outfit
handle….?
Update
Korea Revisit
Dear fellow veterans and friends,
I have just returned from Korea celebrating
the 50th anniversaries of the
“Pusan Perimeter” and the “Inchon
Landing.” Both the Republic of Korea
and the US Forces Korea did a wonderful
job of commemorating the great sacrifices
that the veterans made to keeping
Korea out of the Communist sphere of
influence in 1950. That was a tough
time as Korea nearly fell in July of
1950. Without the help of the United
States, as well as the other United
Nations troops, it would be an entirely
different country.
After the commemorations I
remained in Seoul for another two days
and met on the Revisit Program for next
year. Once again, we have been assured
that the 2001 quotas will be higher.
Consequently, please get you application
for return in the mail as soon as possible.
As you know, it is the policy of
our President, Harley Coon, that we
award space in order of the registrations
being received in our Alexandria office.
Please use the Revisit application found
elsewhere in the Graybeards.
My sincere regards,
Warren H. Wiedhahn
KWVA Revisit coordinator
September/October, 2000 Page 63

The Poets’ Place...
THE THOUGHTS OF
A SOLDIER’S WIFE
Loving a soldier it not always gay.
For a broken heart is the price one must pay.
It’s mostly having and not to hold,
It’s being young and feeling old.
It’s sending a letter with an upside-down stamp,
To a far-away love in a far-away camp.
Being in love with merely your dreams,
Brings thoughts of where your love light gleams.
You wish it were possible for him to phone,
You want him to say, “I’m coming home.”
And when he comes, there’s laughter together,
Unconscious of people, the time or the weather.
It’s having him whisper his love for you,
It’s whispering that you love him, too.
Then comes a kiss, a promise of love,
Knowing that you’re watched by the Father above.
It’s waving a soldier good-bye at the train,
And wondering when you’ll see him again.
And painfully, reluctantly letting him go,
When inside you’re crying and wanting him so.
You watch for a word that he is well,
You wait for days, no mail for a spell.
And when that letter comes, you bubble with joy,
And act like a kid with a new-found toy.
Loving a soldier has unfounded fears,
Crying until there are no more tears.
And hating yourself, the world and the war,
Because it took the one you adore.
And going to church, you kneel and pray,
Knowing that God will hear what you say.
And though you know he’s, far away,
You keep loving him more and more each day.
And proud of the job that he’s helping to get done,
You’ll love him till he’s a hundred and one.
You know for his country, he’s doing his best,
Protecting you, like all the rest.
You’re tired, you’re weary, doing your share,
For someone you know is not there.
Loving a soldier is bitterness and tears,
It’s loneliness, sadness and unknown fears.
No, loving a soldier is really no fun,
But, it’s worth the price, when the job is done.
HEAR YE
Poems printed on this page are not excluded from use on back page.
To Tin Can Sailors across the land
Who sailed our ships, crew on hand
To battles wide, we sailed afar
Some of us, still bear a scar
But all of us, who sailed are ships
To great large ports, and tiny slips
Weather changes gave us rock and roll
But our great slim ladies were in control
The water pushed us up and down and listed to 30 degrees
With decks awash those topside had wet dungarees
We bounced around like a cork in a can
Enjoying sunshine and getting a tan
And that my mates is what got us fame
Tin Can Sailors, that's our name
Ron Bennett
Final Roll Call
Did you hear the sad news today?
Another veteran warrior has passed away.
Called by the Supreme Commander over all.
Today he has made his final roll call.
Come fellow vets; let us reverently bow and pray
For our valiant comrade, who has fallen this day.
We’ll drape his casket with a banner of beautiful hues,
Those glorious American colors: red, white and blue.
That star spangled banner he gallantly fought to defend,
Unyielding and undaunted, he fought to win.
He fought bravely and he passed the battle test.
Now the Supreme Commander grants him, “eternal rest”.
With dignity and honor, we’ll commit his body to the ground,
The bugler will sound “Taps” and we’ll fire the volley rounds.
The final military honors we’ll render somberly and ever so sadly;
“Old Glory” we’ll solemnly precisely fold and reverently give to his family.
Each Memorial Day we will recall our fallen comrade names,
And attest that their selfless sacrifices were not in vain;
For this lasting legacy they gave to all generations;
“It’s honorable to respect our flag and to defend our great nation. “
So close ranks aging warriors, for our ranks are thinning.
We must keep on fighting and keep on winning.
With pride and honor we’ll march and stand tall,
And we’ll proudly - proudly - salute “Old Glory” `
til we too make our final roll call.
By Carrol R. Michaud
By Ms. Joan Onstott
At the time of this printing I have many more poems sent in by members and friends. I intend on printing them all. Some are hand written which
will take some time putting into type. I am trying to print the oldest postmark first of those that are typed. The non-typed ones will be intermixed
in order to not delay this and other issues. Please try to type all poems and articles if you can.—Editor.
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Taps
Alabama
✯ Neil F. Livingston
California
✯ John W. Grossi
Florida
✯ Frank Conner
✯ Robert Flynn
✯ William T. Wolfe
Georgia
✯ Authur “Pops” Bigelow
✯ James Archie Green
✯ Royal Ivey Hardman, Jr.
✯ Edward A. Longacre
Illinois
✯ Herman O. Burbes
✯ Jack Flaherty
✯ Arlan Koester
Maine
✯ Phyllis S. Hasselbach, Jr.
Massachusetts
✯ Lionel Herbert
✯ Joseph K. Reardon
Missouri
✯ Shirley Barnett
Nevada
✯ John Paul English
New Jersey
✯ Robert E. Elder
✯ Robert Kacher
✯ Nick Monfalchi
New York
✯ Franklin D. Bowers
Mystery pic
All of us in the Korean War Veterans
Association extend our sincere sympathy
to the family and friends of
those listed below. May they rest in
peace.
✯ Thomas D. Burns
✯ John W. Deasy
✯ Herbert F. Mohrmann
✯ Daniel J. O’Connell
✯ John H. Sweet
✯ Arthur Terrasi
North Carolina
✯ R. J. Berrier
Ohio
✯ Thomas B. Lang
✯ Kenneth R. Miranda
✯ Eugene F. Pegish
✯ Fredrick J. Walsh
Pennsylvania
✯ Daniel E. Lees
✯ Robert H. Moyer
✯ Joseph G. Yandura
South Dakota
✯ Maj. Gen Lloyd Moses
Tennessee
✯ Leroy B. Harris
Texas
✯ Verlon L. Ragland
Wisconsin
✯ Jesse G. Thompson
✯ Arnold Wendt
State Unknown
✯ Nicholas Montalchi
Canada
✯ George Scott
Photo above sent in by Morris Evans in March 1998 to another person
other then this editor. Only thing I know about the photo is on the back is
printed 7-28-53 which is one day after the Armistice was signed. I see a
few beers, some signs and writing on the ground in white stone. Some
uniforms are American but others look foreign (North Korean ??).
A copy of the “Buccaneer” dated July 14, 1952 and a photograph
of the 3rd platoon was recently sent to “Graybeards.” The
“Buccaneer” was an authorized daily publication of the 32 Inf.
Regt. known as the “Queen’s Own”. After 48 years of being set
aside, it has become faded and hard to read so I reproduced the article
printed below which appeared on page two of the “Buccaneer.”
Marauding Buccaneers
3rd platoon, Baker Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment
Chinese Communist troops are in for a surprise if and when
they come across a patrol from the 3rd Platoon of “Baker”
Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment. The 32nd Regiment is officially
known as the “Buccaneer,” and the men of the 3rd Platoon
“Baker” Company have really taken this nickname to heart.
Everyone in the platoon on up to M/Sgt. John P. McCorriston platoon
sergeant, and 2nd Lieutenant Wayman Oliphant, Plt. Leader,
wears a Black Bandana around his head as did the Buccaneers of
old days when they went marauding upon the high seas.
The men are so taken up with this “Buccaneer” idea that instead
of wearing soft caps on patrols they top their soot-covered faces
with the black bandanas.
“When the Chinese see us,” said Lt. Oliphant, “They’ll think
that another UN Nation has sent troops into Korea.”
“Either that or they’ll think they have come across a bunch of
mad-men,” said Capt. Cecil Bray, Company commander.
The Idea of dressing as “Buccaneers” originated among the
men themselves. They got to talking with each other about being
“Buccaneers.” So when several of them went on R & R recently
they were given money with instructions to bring the black bandanas
back with them.
Lieutenant Oliphant and Sgt. McCorriston feel enthusiastic
about the idea that on occasions he wears a patch over his eye and
carries a bayonet between his teeth.
The photo above did not appear in the Buccaneer but was taken
of the 3rd platoon, Baker Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment.
I will not attempt to identify all of those in the photo but did
want to identify Lieutenant Oliphant on the front row, left and Sgt.
McCorriston front row right side.
Lieutenant Oliphant and Sgt. McCorriston led us on several
night patrols and brought us through some trying times.
I would appreciate hearing from any one who can identify
themselves in the photo. My e-mail address is NNNFJN@aol.com.
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Reunions
October 2000
USS SATYR Association ARL 23, WW II - Korea - Vietnam, Oct. 1-5 in Las Vegas, NV
at the Sunset Station Hotel - Casino. Contact Bill Janosco, Lake Havasu City, AZ. Tel:
520-453-6755 or Mel Bennett, 2566 W. 234th St., Torrance, CA 90505 Tel: 310-326-
5091.
1st Provisional Marine Brigade, Korea 1950, October 1-4, in Laughlin, Nevada.
Contact: R.J. Speights, P.O. Box 140733, Austin, Texas 78714-0733, Tel: 512-836-
0458
USS Consolation, Oct. 2-5 at Hotel Queen Mary, 1126 Queen’s Hwy., Long Beach, CA
90802-6390. Contact at 562-432-6964 or 1-800-437-2934 or fax 562-437-4531
Army: 1st Ord MM Co., (328 Ord Bn, X Corps) Korea, etc. ‘48-’54. Oct. 4-6 in Kansas
City, MO. Contact Laketa at 630-739-5008 or Reber at 770-565-5761.
8221st F.A. Topo & Met Det. Assn., Oct. 4-7 in San Antonio, Texas. Contact Lester
Ludwig, 3214 W. Woodlawn Ave., San Antonio, TX 78228. Tel/Fax: 210-433-5973.
USS John W Thomason (DD760) Oct. 5-7 in Phillidelphia. Contact Bob Ahrendt, Tel:
610-469-0833 or e-mail .
765th T.R.S.B. R.R., Korea 1950-1955, Oct. 5-8. at Jacksonville, Fl. Contact Joe
Aronica Tel: 352-750-3380, 206 Estrada Pl., Lake City, FL. 32159 or E-Mail
700th Ordnance Maintenance Co., 45th Inf. Div., Oct. 5-8 at Marriott-Courtyard Hotel
in Myrtle Beach, SC Contact Don Ingram, 7011 Bluewood Ct., High Point, NC 27263.
Tel: 336-431-1775.
279th Inf. Regt., 45th. Div. Members Oct. 5-8 near Fort Polk , LA Contact Carl
Sparks, 18197 S 337th W Ave, Bristow, OK 74010-2073 Tel: 918-367-5643.
“D” Co., 35th RCT., 25th Inf. Div 1950-53, Oct. 5-8 at Edgewood Motel, Branson. MO.
Contact Paul Meyer, 200 Briar Cliff St. SW, Poplar Grove, IL 61065. Tel: 815-765-3671
1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion Assn’s 20th annual reunion will be held Oct.
6-8 in Fayetteville, NC. Assn will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start
of the Korean War. If you served with the battalion in Korea, please join us. Contact
Warren R Rehfeldt, 509 Mary Knoll Lane, Watertown, WI 53098, Tel: 920-262-2955,
E-mail .
11th Evac. Hosp. Won-Ju, Korea 1950-53, Oct. 8-10 at Moorings Hotel in Palatka, FL.
Contact Ed Elliott, 86 Malone Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306. Tel: 718-987-3557
160th Medical Co., 40th Inf. Div., Oct. 10-14 Washington, DC at Embassy Sts Crystal
City, VA Contact Claude Allison, Tel: 760-249-6141 or E-mail at
.
Tank Co. 169th Inf. Reg. 43rd Div., Oct. 11- 12 in East Hartford, Connecticut Contact
Richard Morrison. Tel: 860-568 -5381
VF-54 Reunion in Dayton, OH, Oct 12-15, Contact Glenn Ward, 2240 N. Trenton St.,
Arlington, VA 22207-4039. Tel: 703-527-7315 or E-mail:
French Battalion (23rd Inf., 2nd US Div.) In Paris on Oct. 12. Contact Serge-Louis
Bererd, 5 rue de Provence 86000 Poitiers, France Tel. 33~549477345
75th Ftr. Sq, Presque Isle, ME and Suffolk CO, NY, Oct. 18-20, contact Bo Green, 309
Norwich St., Brunswick, GA 21520. Tel: 912-264-2721
Carrier Air Group Two (CVG-2), all hands who served in CVG-2 with VF-23, VF-24,
VF-63, VF64, VA-65 or VC/VT/HU Detachments during the Korean War (1950-52), are
invited to attend its next reunion in Virginia Beach, VA, October 18-21. Contact
Suzanne Van Kirk, 1281 Mossy Oaks CT , Virginia Beach VA, 23454, (757) 496 0430,
or E-Mail: vanslide@mindspring.com.
Reunion/Beach Bash for veterans of the UN Partisan Forces, Korea (8240 AU and
associated units) at Panama City Beach Florida. October 18-22. Sponsored by Florida
Chapter XXI, Special Forces Association. Contact Bob Dewey, PO Box 581, Fountain,
FL 32438.
H-3-1 KOREA USMC at Seattle, WA Oct. 18-22 For info contact Jack Dedrick 6
Sheridan Ter., Swampscott, MA 01907-2042. Tel: 781-598-9725 or E-mail jfdedrick@aol.com
USS Weiss APD 135, Oct. 19-23 in Kansas City, MO. Contact George Mason, 19C.
Wintergreen Lane, Whiting, NJ 08759-2918 Tel: 732- 849-0944 or email
.
USS John Land (AP167) WW II, Oct. 25-29 Contact Ted Larson MMI/C 6110 Spanish
Lakes Blvd., Fort Pierce, FL 34952 Tel: 561-464-0320
Army Security Agency in Korea 1950-1960, Oct. 26-29, in Sturbridge, MA. Contact
“ASA Korea” in care of Valley Travel, 1089 Main Street, Holden, MA 01520-0276 Tel:
1-800-696-8747 or fax 508-829-6748.
Navy Squadrons VC-12/VAW12, Oct. 26-29 at Norfolk, VA Hilton Hotel Contact Bob
Marvin 7244 Lincoln Ave. Ext., Lockport, NY 14094-6214. Tel: 716-434-1207 or E-
mail .
45th Inf. Div., 279th Inf. Reg., CO L (Thunderbirds), Oct. 27 - 29 at Western Hills
Lodge near Wagoner, OK. Contact Paul Elkins, PO Box 348, Kasilof, AK 99610, Tel:
907-260-6612
45th Inf. Div., 279 Inf. Rgt. Oct. 27-29 at Western Hills Guest Ranch in Wagoner, OK.
Contact Lee Fry, 804 N. Main, Broken Arrow, OK 74012 Tel: 918-251-8842
Korea Veterans are invited to the 50th Anniversary Reunion at Palmerston North New
Zealand Oct. 27-30. Contact Ben Thorpe, 43B London Road, Korokoro, Petone, NZ.
Tel: (04) 589 1887, or Ian Mackley, 8 Pinny Ave., Lower Hutt New Zealand, FAX 04-
569 2117 or Edith Olliver, PO Box 13-462, Johnsonville, Wellington, NZ Tel: (04) 477
3290
6147th Tactical Group “Mosquitos”, Fifth Air Force, Korean War, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 at
the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711-4121. Tel.
520-881-4200. Contact Robert P. Blackwood, 3331 S. Calle Del Albano, Green Valley,
AZ 85614. Tel: 520-648-1933
Seeking Personnel from the 67th Tac Recon Wing for a possible reunion. Contact
Joseph L. Krakovsky, 18227 W. Valley Drive, Wildwood, IL 60030, 847/223-2907.
The 92d Armored Field Artillery Bn -"Red Devils" of Korea will hold its Reunion,
October 29-November 1, 2000 at the Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX. Contact Guy
McMenemy, reddevilbn@aol.com ,12027 Westover Dr, Cypress, TX 77429,
(281)469-2819, for details to register for the reunion. Check the 92d AFA Web Site
at: http://www.homestead.com/92ndafa/index.html for additional information.
November 2000
C-1-5, Korea, 1950-53 Nov 10-12 in Nashville, TN. Contct Hank Miller at 256-350-
0325, e-mail C15USMC1@aol.com or Clint Southworth at 540-373-3240
April 2001
67th Tac Recon Wing, April 26-29 at Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson AFB,
Ohio. Contact Linda Irvine, 4005 S Ione St., Kennewick, WA 99337. Tel: 509-582-
9304 or Joseph L. Krakovsky, 18227 W Valley Drive, Wildwood, IL 60030. Tel:
847-223-2907.
May 2001
USS Washburn (AKA-108), May 1-4 in Atlantic City, NJ. Contact F.J. Red Volz,
510 Luther Dr., Shrewsbury, PA 17361. Tel: 717-235-0705, E-mail
redvoltz@aol.com or Ichiakasan@aol.com
GHQ Raiders, Korean War 1950-51, May 14-16 in Colorado Springs, CO. Contact
Delmer E. Davis, 8405 Shaver Drive, El Paso, TX 79925 Tel: 915-779-3249, E-mail
dodavis2@juno.com
June 2001
AP Transport Group - USS Generals Mitchell-AP114; Randall-AP115; Gordon-
AP117; Richardson-AP118; Weigel-AP119; Hodges-AP144; Breckinridge-AP176
and USS Admirals Benson-AP120; Capps-AP121; Eberle-AP123; Hughes-AF124
and Mayo-AP125. Includes Coast Guard, Navy and Marines. At Norfolk, VA June
7-10. Contact Chuck Ulrich, 35 Oak Lane, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Tel: 516-
747-7426.
No Date Given
Seeking Personnel from the 67th Tac Recon Wing for a possible reunion. Contact
Joseph L. Krakovsky, 18227 W. Valley Drive, Wildwood, IL 60030, 847/223-2907.
26th AAA (AW) SP BN - A Battery annual reunion at Biloxi Beach Resort Inn, Biloxi,
Mississippi. Contact Bill Earley, 25 Kelly Rd., Hamden, Ct. 06518-2021. Tel: 203-248-
6834
“Graybeards” will start printing July-Dec. 2001 Reunions in Nov.-Dec. 2000
issue. Two pages of Reunions only. All others will be printed as earlier months
are removed. First come, first served.
(In reading other magazines I see that they charge for reunion notices. I hesitate to ask
a member or a supporting organization of KWVA National to pay for reunion notices.
Since we are in need of support at this time, I think it is appropriate to ask you to send
a minimum donation of $1.00 for each reunion notice. Again, this request is not
mandatory. Please send notices directly to editor, make checks payable to KWVA
National. Typed reunions preferred. Editor)
MOVING??
The USPS will not forward Standard mail (3rd class) so please be
sure and notify The Graybeards of your new address so that you will get
your next issue or fill out USPS Form 9076 “Authorization to Hold
Mail” if you will be away from your regular mailing address for 30 days
or less. For an address change, contact the KWVA, PO Box 10806,
Arlington, VA 22210, Attn: Membership Chairman or call Nancy
Monson at (703) 522-9629.
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KOREAN WAR REMEMBERED
They answered when they heard the call
and sailed off to that foreign shore;
They stayed and served in spite of all
the boredom, loneliness and gore.
They sailed home indecisively –
for they had neither won or lost –
the fight to keep Korea free –
which added to that baleful cost.
No grand parade invited them
to come rejoin their native land;
They filtered back by train or whim
to live the lives that they had planned.
Though over forty years had passed,
and “conflict” vets were still around;
The valor and resolve they cast
laid unremarked on native ground.
They’d answered when they heard the call
to serve their country over there;
They did their best in spite of all,
now America has shown them that we care.
By Gus Wentz
Korean War Veterans Association
PO Box 10806
Arlington, VA 22210
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